Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers

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Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers — page 2 — AUGUSTA ADA BYRON WAS BORN IN LONDON ENGLAND ON DECEMBER 10 1815 LEAVING WITH MY DAUGHTER WAS THE RIGHT DECISION GEORGE NEVER CARED ABOUT US HER FATHER WAS THE FAMOUS ENGLISH POET LORD BYRON HE WAS A WRITER AND A ROGUE AS FAMOUS FOR HIS SCANDALS AND DEBTS AS HE WAS FOR HIS BOOKS SOON AFTER WE LEFT HE TOOK OFF AND LEFT THE COUNTRY ESCAPING FROM ALL HIS DEBTS HER MOTHER ANNABELLA DECIDED THIS WAS NOT THE LIFE SHE WANTED FOR HER DAUGHTER SHE RAN AWAY WITH ADA WHEN ADA WAS JUST OVER ONE MONTH OLD FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD HE IS WITH HIS FRIENDS PERCY AND MARY SHELLEY IN SWITZERLAND AT LAKE GENEVA COMING UP WITH HORROR STORIES TELL ME WHAT GOOD CAN COME FROM ALL OF THIS

Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers — page 3 — BUT I WILL MAKE SURE ADA DOESN'T FOLLOW HER FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS SHE WILL STUDY MATHEMATICS LIKE ME FOR PART OF HER EDUCATION ADA HAD TO BUILD STRUCTURES OUT OF WOODEN BLOCKS TO STIMULATE HER CREATIVITY BUT ADA HAD A HUGE IMAGINATION SHE WILL GET THE BEST EDUCATION WITH CLASSES AND A STRICT SCHEDULE AND NOW LET'S PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION I GOT IT BUT THAT IS NOT THE SHAPE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE WATCH YOUR TONGUE LADIES DON'T STICK THEIR TONGUES OUT I KNOW BUT I LIKE MINE BETTER

Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers — page 4 — WHAT ARE YOU DOING HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR HOMEWORK AND IT ISN'T MY ONLY FLYING DEVICE I ALSO DESIGNED A FLYING HORSE WITH WINGS POWERED BY STEAM LOOK www I'M DRAWING AN INVENTION OF MINE WINGS FOR FLYING THEY'RE BASED ON A BIRD'S ANATOMY FROM A BOOK THAT I READ FLYING MACHINES THAT'S ABSURD YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON YOUR STUDIES WINGS FOR PEOPLE YOU'LL SEE WHEN I GROW UP I'LL BE AN EXPERT IN FLYOLOGY

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