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Alan Turing
British mathematician and logician, are one of the most famous codebreakers
Turing worked at Bletchy Park in Buckinghamshire, which is a secret work place that is used by both Germany and its allies -
Ada Lovelace: Part 1
British mathematician
The first lady computer programmer
She discovered that the computer should follow a specific program which included a series of steps to create complex calculations. According to her hypothesis, these programs could work with other things and not just only numbers.
As early as in 1833, Lovelace was presented to the author, Mary Somerville, by her mutual friend. -
Ada Lovelace: Part 2
In 1843, Somerville translated and explained an article that was written by the Italian mathematician and engineer Luigi Federigo Menabera, called "Notions sur la machine analytique de Charles Babbage. Lovelace's evidence and explanation of how the Analytical Engine could be programmed were outstanding. Although, Babbage was a part of the Analytical Engine, Lovelace's work are remembered. Ada, which was an early programming language was named for her. -
Ada Lovelace: Part 3
A weekday in October has been named after Lovelace called Ada Lovelace Day, which honours women in different areas, such as, in science, technology, engineering as well as mathematics.