The Brilliant Mind of Ada Lovelace: Victorian Countess & Computer Programmer

What is Ada Lovelace widely recognized for?

• Being the first female poet

• Inventing the modern computer

• Writing the first computer program

• Discovering new mathematical theories

Who is known as the "Father of the Computer" and invented the Analytical Engine?

• William King

• Lord Byron

• Michael Faraday

• Charles Babbage

What method was used to input data and program Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine?

• Keyboards

• Punched cards

• Voice commands

• Touch screens

Besides translating a description of the Analytical Engine, what significant contribution did Ada Lovelace make?

• She built the first working model of the engine.

• She designed the engine's physical structure.

• She wrote the first computer algorithm for the engine.

• She funded the entire project.