The Calculating Passion of Ada ByronThis biography of Countess Lovelace, Augusta Ada Byron King (daughter of Lord and Lady Byron), examines the life of a gifted mathematician in a time when women simply didn't pursue mathematics. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis is a well-written biography of Countess Lovelace, Augusta Ada Byron King, daughter of Lord and Lady Byron. Byron has recently gained fame for her explanatory notes on Charles Babbage's analytical ... Read full review
Contents
The Mathematical Milieu | 17 |
Byronic Counterforces | 52 |
The Notes | 67 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Calculating Passion of Ada Byron |
| Author | Joan Baum |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Archon Books, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 16, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0208021191, 9780208021199 |
| Length | 133 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Literary |
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