Enchantress of numbers : a novel of Ada Lovelace / Jennifer Chiaverini.
Bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace - Lord Byron's daughter, the world's first computer programmer, and a woman whose exceptional contributions to science and technology have been too long unsung. This novel unveils the passions, dreams, and insatiable thirst for knowledge of a largely unheralded pioneer in computing - a young woman who stepped out of her father's shadow to achieve her own laurels and champion the new technology that would shape the future.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101985205 (hc)
- Physical Description: 433 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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Subject: | Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 > Fiction. Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852 > Fiction. Inventors > Fiction. London (England) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at South Central Regional Library.
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Altona Library | F Chi (Text) | 35864002294393 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Morden Library | F Chi (Text) | 35864002293692 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Winkler Library | F Chi (Text) | 35864002294401 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
Bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace - Lord Byron's daughter, the world's first computer programmer, and a woman whose exceptional contributions to science and technology have been too long unsung. This novel unveils the passions, dreams, and insatiable thirst for knowledge of a largely unheralded pioneer in computing - a young woman who stepped out of her father's shadow to achieve her own laurels and champion the new technology that would shape the future.