Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen, Ada met eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, a kindred spirit. Their ensuing collaborations resulted in ideas and concepts that presaged computer programming by almost two hundred years, and Ada Lovelace is now recognized as a pioneer and prophet of the information age.
Title alpha Dreaming in Code: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Engineer
Level Biography Middle Plus
Pages Count 176
Genre Fiction
Topics Ada Lovelace (1815–1852). Computers. Computer programmers. Computer scientists. English mathematicians. Women engineers. Women pioneers. Analytical engine.
SRC Level 10.500000
SRC Points 8.000000
Lexile 1110L
Trim Size 9" x 7"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2019-03-11
JLG Release Date May 2019
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Biography Middle Plus
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
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