Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), more often known now as Ada Lovelace was a mathematician, involved in pioneering work on the analytical engine with fellow scientist, Charles Babbage.  She is sometimes known as the world’s first computer programmer!   Coincidentally, she was also the only legitimate daughter of Lord Byron, the poet.

On 16^th October there will be an entertaining Ada Lovelace day event (ticketed) held at the IET Savoy Place.  The IET library has books on both Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage.  Why not, pop in and take a look sometime. Search our library catalogue to check what we have. 

The IET Archives has original (and quite eccentric) correspondence from Ada Lovelace to Michael Faraday, for whom she had much admiration. The IET Savoy Place houses a portrait of a portrait of Ada – so we have a lot of “Ada connections”!

Enjoy Ada Lovelace day  and support the hundreds of women in science and technology both in the past and today.