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Ada's Algorithm: How Lord Byron's Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age Hardcover – October 14, 2014
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Praise for Ada's Algorithm
“A portrait of a particularly fascinating woman."
—Jezebel
“Readers are treated to an intimate portrait of Lovelace’s short but significant life along with an abbreviated history of 19th-century high-society London."
—New Criterion
One of the AV Club's Notable Releases for October
“If you want to focus on just one singular genius, start with this story. It’s about a woman who was born to notoriety, as Lord Byron’s daughter, who ended up writing the first computer program and changing the world."
—Flavorwire, Must-Reads for October
“Essinger describes [Lovelace's] life with obvious respect, perhaps admiration, but also with a careful sense of journalistic objectivity and precision."
—Geeky Library
“Stepping out of the long shadow of Lord Byron's legacy, Essinger follows the visionary mind of Lovelace as she, applying her educated mind to the 'Analytical Engine,' creates the first recognized algorithm and casts a shadow on modern technology as long as her father's on poetry."
—Biographile
“Ada Lovelace's vision has an indelible power, and we can learn so much from it almost 200 years later. In the mechanics of weaving machines, young Ada saw a new age for creative technology; the energy and passion in her letters is completely infectious! Essinger's absorbing and well-crafted book will no doubt inspire other women in tech, or anyone who sees in one small motion the potential to change the world.”
—Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and author of Women Who Don't Wait in Line
“Entertaining and illuminating.”
—Times Literary Supplement (UK)
“Essinger displays not only verve and affection . . . but also great scholarship.”
—Times Educational Supplement (UK)
“[Essinger] presents Ada’s story with great enthusiasm and rich detail… Ada continues to inspire, and by using her own voice via letters and research, the author brings her to life for a new generation of intrepid female innovators. A robust, engaging and exciting biography."
—Kirkus Reviews
A Library Journal Editor's Pick for Fall 2014
One of Publishers Weekly's Big Indie Books of Fall 2014
“Absorbing... Essinger’s tome is undergirded by academic research, but it is the author’s prose, both graceful and confident, that will draw in a general readership. Readers are treated to an intimate portrait of Lovelace’s short but significant life...along with an abbreviated history of 19th-century high-society London."
—Publishers Weekly
“The author provides an engaging...look at [Lovelace's] parents’ romance, her childhood, her lifelong fascination with mathematics, and, mostly, her friendship with [Charles Babbage]."
—Booklist
Praise for Jacquard’s Web by James Essinger
“Essinger tells his story with passion and with a gracious willingness to help the lay reader grasp the intricacies of technology.”
—Wall Street Journal
“A portrait of a particularly fascinating woman."
—Jezebel
“Readers are treated to an intimate portrait of Lovelace’s short but significant life along with an abbreviated history of 19th-century high-society London."
—New Criterion
One of the AV Club's Notable Releases for October
“If you want to focus on just one singular genius, start with this story. It’s about a woman who was born to notoriety, as Lord Byron’s daughter, who ended up writing the first computer program and changing the world."
—Flavorwire, Must-Reads for October
“Essinger describes [Lovelace's] life with obvious respect, perhaps admiration, but also with a careful sense of journalistic objectivity and precision."
—Geeky Library
“Stepping out of the long shadow of Lord Byron's legacy, Essinger follows the visionary mind of Lovelace as she, applying her educated mind to the 'Analytical Engine,' creates the first recognized algorithm and casts a shadow on modern technology as long as her father's on poetry."
—Biographile
“Ada Lovelace's vision has an indelible power, and we can learn so much from it almost 200 years later. In the mechanics of weaving machines, young Ada saw a new age for creative technology; the energy and passion in her letters is completely infectious! Essinger's absorbing and well-crafted book will no doubt inspire other women in tech, or anyone who sees in one small motion the potential to change the world.”
—Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and author of Women Who Don't Wait in Line
“Entertaining and illuminating.”
—Times Literary Supplement (UK)
“Essinger displays not only verve and affection . . . but also great scholarship.”
—Times Educational Supplement (UK)
“[Essinger] presents Ada’s story with great enthusiasm and rich detail… Ada continues to inspire, and by using her own voice via letters and research, the author brings her to life for a new generation of intrepid female innovators. A robust, engaging and exciting biography."
—Kirkus Reviews
A Library Journal Editor's Pick for Fall 2014
One of Publishers Weekly's Big Indie Books of Fall 2014
“Absorbing... Essinger’s tome is undergirded by academic research, but it is the author’s prose, both graceful and confident, that will draw in a general readership. Readers are treated to an intimate portrait of Lovelace’s short but significant life...along with an abbreviated history of 19th-century high-society London."
—Publishers Weekly
“The author provides an engaging...look at [Lovelace's] parents’ romance, her childhood, her lifelong fascination with mathematics, and, mostly, her friendship with [Charles Babbage]."
—Booklist
Praise for Jacquard’s Web by James Essinger
“Essinger tells his story with passion and with a gracious willingness to help the lay reader grasp the intricacies of technology.”
—Wall Street Journal
About the Author
JAMES ESSINGER is a writer with a particular interest in the history of ideas that have had a practical impact on the modern world. His previous book, Jacquard’s Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age (2004), was chosen as one of the top 5 popular science books of the year by the Economist.
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