The Story of Ada Lovelace: The Mathematical Genius

Author(s): Lucy Lethbridge

Children Non Fiction

Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths, she read numbers like most people read words.Lady Byron wanted Ada to be as unlike her father as possible. Ada grew up surrounded by an army of tutors who taught her every subject every waking moment, except for poetry.In 1843 Ada came to the attention of Charles Babbage, a scientist and inventor who had just built a miraculous machine called the 'Difference Engine'. Ada and Mr Babbage started working together - a perfect partnership which led to the most important invention of the modern world: the computer!

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Winner of Blue Peter Book Award: Best Book with Facts 2002.

Lucy Lethbridge has written for a number of publications and is also the author of several non-fiction books for children and adults. She lives in London.

General Fields

  • : 9781780723198
  • : Short Books Ltd
  • : Short Books Ltd
  • : July 2017
  • : 129mm X 198mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Lucy Lethbridge
  • : Hardcover
  • : New edition
  • : English
  • : 900
  • : Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11