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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The Mathematical Milieu | 17 |
Byronic Counterforces | 52 |
The Notes | 67 |
Copyright | |
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