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Free read Ada and the Number-Crunching Machine

Free download Û Ada and the Number-Crunching Machine Ç PDF, DOC, TXT, eBook or Kindle ePUB free Ï This is Ada Although she might look like an ordinary little girl she’s about to change the worldAugusta Ada Byron better known as Ada Lovelace is an inuisitive child Like her clOmplicated problems Ada invents crazy contraptions and reads all the books in the library of her father the poet Lord Byron; but most of all she loves to solve mathematical problems Together with her teacher the mathematician Charles Babbage Ada invents the w. This is one of the stronger kids' biographies about Ada Lovelace I've read It gives a brief biographical sketch in the main text including her association with Charles Babbage The biographical notes at the end though I think are much clear The main text and pictures sort of imply that Ada and Babbage built the Analytical Engine it was never built in its entirety The little note at the end talks about what Ada actually did with her code and translations so it's a good idea to read that part of the book tooThe illustrations are of a style that I'm not always a fan of But here they kind of work Although I was a bit confused by the crow that appears throughout; is it supposed to represent a fascination with bird flight or did she actually have a pet crowOverall this is a nice picture book biography about a pioneering woman Strong endnotes add interest I would recommend this book to kids interested in science or computers Thank you to NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for providing a digital ARC