> Another "code fore-mother" was Ada Lovelace
Speaking of which... today's Google "doodle" is for Ada Lovelace's 197th birthday
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-- Michael
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> Andrew Darby
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> Another "code fore-mother" was Ada Lovelace (who also had the
> distinction of having Lord Byron as a father):
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> http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/adalovelace/
>
> I've been doing the CS 101 course from Udacity with my 7 year old son,
> where I just recently learned about Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper.
> Grace Hopper was even on Letterman:
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> http://www.myvidster.com/video/425708/Grace_Hopper_on_Letterman
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>
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:34 AM, Jacobs, Jane W
> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> > I've been lurking on this thread, but I really like the poster and the
> theme it embodies. I think it would also be great to acknowledge our
> code fore-mother, Henriette Avram
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_Avram) Unfortunately, a quick
> Google didn't spot any photos of her with a mainframe. A more serious
> search might turn up something better.
>
>
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> Andrew Darby
> Head, Web & Emerging Technologies
> University of Miami Libraries
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