Leather-bound computer program written by Ada Lovelace sells for £95,000
2nd August 2018A rare example of Ada Lovelace’s ground-breaking computer program has sold at auction for £95,000. Published in 1843, the leather-bound book is a translation of work by Italian Mathematician, LF Menabrea, concerning Charles Babbage’s idea for a computing machine. Among the translation, however, is Lovelace’s own notes, reflections and an algorithm. It is … Continue reading
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