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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... thinking of studying " poetry , in conjunction with musical composition . " It " must be my destiny , " poetry of a " unique " kind , more " philosophical & higher in it's [ sic ] nature than aught the world has perhaps yet seen ...
... thinking of studying " poetry , in conjunction with musical composition . " It " must be my destiny , " poetry of a " unique " kind , more " philosophical & higher in it's [ sic ] nature than aught the world has perhaps yet seen ...
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... thinking by clarifying logical procedures . Ada was curious about what the rational process might appropriate from studying the discrete operations of the engine . She observed that " confusion , " " diffi- culties , " and ...
... thinking by clarifying logical procedures . Ada was curious about what the rational process might appropriate from studying the discrete operations of the engine . She observed that " confusion , " " diffi- culties , " and ...
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... thinking of Faraday as a new " Man " in her intellectual life ? Ironically , Faraday cautioned Ada not to expect too much help from him , for “ nature is against you . " He meant that he was getting on while she had the advantages of ...
... thinking of Faraday as a new " Man " in her intellectual life ? Ironically , Faraday cautioned Ada not to expect too much help from him , for “ nature is against you . " He meant that he was getting on while she had the advantages of ...
Contents
The Mathematical Milieu | 17 |
Byronic Counterforces | 52 |
The Notes | 67 |
Copyright | |
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