A picture book about the Bride of Science and Mathematics herself, and pioneer for the first computer program, Ada Lovelace.
It tells about her life, from her childhood to meeting and working with the inventor and scientist Charles Babbage. It also tells about her wide ambitions and passion for science and maths - her father Lord Byron's poetry was in words, her poetry was in numbers.
Ada sought out to make various physical, scientific discoveries; not just concerning Babbage's Analytical Machine, but the airplane and sailboat as well. She had a liking for astronomy too. No matter how many times people told her that girls shouldn't do anything analytical or scientific, this lady never gave up her love of numbers and note-taking.
The book is mainly for a child readership, so many aspects of Ada's life have been left out, such as her marriage and tragic early death. But it is a "thinking book" for schoolchildren, and the illustrations are charming and beautiful. Did Ada really have a cat, one which was there for her throughout her youth? I don't know, but it's a nice little touch.
'Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine' - About the extraordinary mind of an extraordinary woman of science in the 1800s. Great for girls aspiring to work in the STEM fields, but also educational and entertaining for all ages and genders.
A short but lovely book. Ada Lovelace must be recognized and talked about more, especially in history, science and computer lessons. Today we have a lot to thank her and her brilliant brain for.
Final Score: 4/5
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