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Tinted photograph from a daguerreotype of Ada Lovelace, 1844. Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, wrote lengthy notes to Charles Babbage who designed a theoretical mechanical digital computer, the Analytical Engine. Babbage referred to Lovelace as “the Enchantress of Numbers” and she is considered by some to be the first computer programmer.
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Date liked: 2014/09/16 00:09:04
340 Tumblr notes
Liked from: Steven Sultan
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Tagged:
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victorian era 8
historical fashion 4
elegant woman 4
classic portrait 3
period dress 1
antique photography 1
