Re: Ada Lovelace

[Bob Mathis <73313.2671@COMPUSERVE.COM>]

There have been a number of books published about Augusta Ada Lovelace,
including:

"Ada, Countess of Lovelace: Byron's Legitimate Daughter," by Doris Langley Moore
(Harper & Row, New York, 1977).

"Ada: A Life and a Legacy," by Dorothy Stein (MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1987).

"Ada, The Enchantress of Numbers," by Betty Alexandra Toole (Strawberry Press,
Mill Valley, California, 1992).

She is also included in the Babbage exhibit at the Science Museum in London.
(Charles Babbage was Lucasian professor at Cambridge for ten years beginning in
1828. During that time, he never delivered a lecture at the university. An
interesting example for others to think about.)

"Charles Babbage: On the Principle and Development of the Calculator," by Philip
Morrison and Emily Morrison (Dover, New York, 1961).

John Barnes took part in unveiling a plaque on the house where she lived in
London.

There was even a science fiction story (I think entitled the Difference Engine,
published around 1990) based on the presumption that Babbage's computer had
worked and that the computer age had arrived a century earlier. (Powered by
steam instead of electricity.)

There have been many plays, stories, and articles about Ada's relationship (or
lack there of) with her father.

There are probably additional references in the history and bibliographic files
on http://www.adahome.com and http://sw-eng.falls-church.va.us.

-- Bob Mathis