What came first, the chicken or the egg? The computer or the computer program? If you happen to do anything other than sleep in a cave today, chances are you have Ada Lovelace to thank for it. She is ...

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Reading through most accounts of history, we could be forgiven for assuming that women were not the warriors, the great thinkers nor the pioneering scientists who shaped and changed our world. That ...

Ada Lovelace… if you are reading this right now, she has had an impact on your life. (Picture: Alamy) Ada Lovelace is so important she’s even got a day dedicated to her memory. Okay, so it’s not ...