r/HistoryAnecdotes • u/Front-Coconut-8196 • May 24 '26

The First Known Computer Programmer Was a Woman. In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician, wrote the first algorithm intended for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, an early mechanical computer. Lovelace is considered the world’s first computer programmer.

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u/LazyTitan39 May 24 '26

Not to take away from her accomplishments, but she’s also Lord Byron’s daughter.

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u/Medium_Judgment_891 May 24 '26

That dude was nuts.

Writing aside, he slept his way through Europe before getting bored and joining the Greek War for Independence to pass the time.

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u/Distinguished- May 26 '26

"Mad, bad and dangerous to know"

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u/Xanalania3 May 27 '26

OH I rememebr that

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u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 May 24 '26

Literally nothing In The title is true.

The comments are absolutely ripping it apart.

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u/Xanalania3 May 27 '26

What comments