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Ada Lovelace Day is an annual event held on the second Tuesday of October to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to STEM fields. It is named after mathematician and computer science pioneer Ada Lovelace. It started in 2009 as a "day of blogging" and has since become a multi-national event with conferences. [1] [2]
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications ...
William was subsequently made the 1st Earl Lovelace, and the couple had three children, Byron King-Noel, Viscount Ockham and 12th Baron Wentworth; Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth, who brought the Arabian horse to England; and Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace. Ada amassed considerable gambling debts [citation needed] before dying ...
The University of Oxford’s IT Services, Bodleian Libraries and Wikimedia UK are organising a series of Wikipedia events focused on women in science to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. The fourth event, on Thursday 15 October, is focused on images. It will take place at IT Services on Banbury Road, Oxford, and will include training in wiki editing.
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On Tuesday 13th October 2020, the University's Information Services team are running a Wikipedia 'edit-a-thon' to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2020 which is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
Ada Lovelace Day 2023: Celebrating Women in STEM in a nutshell: Where?: 1.07 in Edinburgh University Main Library and remotely, wherever you are!
Articles relating to the mathematician Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) and her career. Pages in category "Ada Lovelace" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.