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A pastel illustration of Ada Lovelace, wearing a white wedding dress and a veil. Her hair is dark brown and styled in a centre parting and ringlets.

A pastel illustration of Ada Lovelace, wearing a white wedding dress and a veil. Her hair is dark brown and styled in a centre parting and ringlets.

#nThisDay in 1815, Ada Lovelace, often considered the first computer programmer, was born. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, Lovelace worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine, writing algorithms that envisioned the potential of computers far beyond calculation.

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