Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871), inventor of the the Analytical engine, friend of Ada Lovelace, one of the many men in history who have lifted women up rather than putting them down. It was her association with the latter which would lead to her groundbreaking achievements. This education brought Ada into contact with individuals such as Michael Faraday, Charles Dickens and Charles Babbage. Mathematics was popular in Europe but, although interest was growing in England, it was still not considered a standard education - certainly not for a woman. Much to her mother's relief, Ada took well to her studies and was a dedicated student. Thus, in an effort to guide her daughter, and prevent Ada from following in her fathers footsteps, Lady Byron ensured the young Ada was well tutored in mathematics and logic. Lord Byron was notorious for leading an immoral life, which Lady Byron in part attributed to his artistic tendencies. In contrast to Lord Byron, Lady Byron was a keen mathematician an educated woman. Three months later her father left England and Ada never saw her father again as he died in Greece when she was 8, although she remained fascinated by him and insisted that, following death, she be buried beside him.
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, her parents separated when she was just one month old. The remarkable Ada was the daughter of the prestigious, and notorious, poet Lord Byron and his wife Anna Isabella Noel Byron. The author of the worlds first published computer programme
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