Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She was the first to recognise the machine had applications beyond pure calculation. Lovelace is often considered the first computer programmer.
- Occupation
- mathematician, programmer, poet, computer scientist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- December 10, 1815
- Died
- November 27, 1852
