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Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
Diane Stanley
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Description for Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
Hardback. Beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, known as the first computer programmer. Illustrator(s): Hartland, Jessie. Num Pages: 40 pages, f-c (reflective); uncoated jkt + int; (spfx: heavy spot gloss). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 5AD; YNM; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 239 x 318 x 14. Weight in Grams: 566.
From nonfiction stars Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland comes a beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, who is known as the first computer programmer. Two hundred years ago, a daughter was born to the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his mathematical wife, Annabella. Like her father, Ada had a vivid imagination and a creative gift for connecting ideas in original ways. Like her mother, she had a passion for science, math, and machines. It was a very good combination. Ada hoped that one day she could do something ... Read more
From nonfiction stars Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland comes a beautifully illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace, who is known as the first computer programmer. Two hundred years ago, a daughter was born to the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his mathematical wife, Annabella. Like her father, Ada had a vivid imagination and a creative gift for connecting ideas in original ways. Like her mother, she had a passion for science, math, and machines. It was a very good combination. Ada hoped that one day she could do something ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781481452496
SKU
V9781481452496
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About Diane Stanley
Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies, including Shaka, King of the Zulus and Leonardo da Vinci. She has twice received both the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Golden Kite Award. She was also the recipient of ... Read more
Reviews for Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer
Stanley delivers a breezy but insightful overview of the curiosity and determination that drove Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) to pursue her intellectual passions, tracing her childhood dreams of flight, her friendship and working relationship with Charles Babbage, and her pioneering programming work in service of promoting Babbage's Analytical Machine. Hartland keeps the mood light in loopy gouache cartoons that humorously portray ... Read more