Ada Lovelace

English presentation at Polytech Nice Sophia

Transcript

1. Ada Augusta Byron King
2. Ada Lovelace First Computer Programmer
3. Countess of Lovelace 10 december 1815 27 november 1852 Mathematician Writter
4. Anne Isabella Byron George Gordon Byron
8. Charles Babbage and 
 « The universality of his ideas » Calculating Engine
10. Augustus de Morgan “Lady L. has unquestionably as much power [of mathematical thought] as would require all the strength of a man’s constitution to bear,” he wrote to her mother, and if she kept studying much further, “the struggle between mind and body will begin.”
11. Sketch of the Analytical Engine • French -> English (3x + ) • Detailed analysis on the operation mode of Bernoulli numbers with computer • Corrections • AAL
12. Her notes • Codes could be created for the device to handle letters/symbols/number • Method to repeat a series of instructions • […]
14. Problems • 1844: Health problems • 1852: Diagnosis
15. Achievements • Analytical engine used in: • Composing • Music’s arrangement • […] • 1980 : United States Department of Defense produced a new language • 13/10 Ada Lovelace Day
16. Resume • The Analytical Engine of Babbage is considered the earliest prototype of computer. • Ada’s work : earliest computer program and software. • The Analytical engine as a vision • Inspired Alan Turing (1940)
17. Woman in science Marie Curie Rosalind Franklin
18. Woman in science Lise Meitner Barbara McClintock
19. Woman in science Mae Carol Jemison Maxine Singer
20. Woman in Science nowadays
21. • “Why are your slides so pink? It’s very distracting.”
 • "Stop pushing your hair behind your ear when you present. It’s very distracting.”
 • “Your voice goes up after every sentence you say.” Lack of feedback based on content
23. Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXcT213XYlA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ihNLEDiuM
24. Have women always had the same privileges than men? If no, do they now?
25. Bibliography • http://www.eveleblog.com/approfondir/connaissez-vous-ada-lovelace/ • https://womenfromourpast.wordpress.com • https://medium.com/@sailorhg/coding-like-a-girl-595b90791cce#.9tlmyu3wu • http://www.diolinux.com.br/2015/10/sarah-sharp-abandona-linux.html?m=1 • http://hypescience.com/mulheres-da-ciencia/ • http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI298221-17770,00-GRANDES+MULHERES+DA +CIENCIA.html • http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-40142003000300016 • http://www.b9.com.br/61563/web-video/codegirl-documentario-quer-incentivar-meninas-a-se-tornarem- programadoras • http://www.brasilpost.com.br/2015/11/25/mozart-irma-talentosa-_n_8648926.html? utm_source=redesabril_jovem&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=redesabril_super • http://www.biography.com/news/ada-lovelace-facts-book-sydney-padua • http://findingada.com • http://fr.slideshare.net/ullrich/babbage-lovelace-the-designer-of-the-analytical-engine-and-its-programmer- presentation