Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781939547200
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Creston Books
Publication Date: 10-13-2015
Pages: 36
Product Dimensions: 9.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 5 - 8 Years
About the Author
Laurie Wallmark is the author of several award-winning STEM picture books about women, including Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine. She teaches computer science when she's not writing books. April Chu has won awards for her gorgeous illustrations. She studied architecture and infuses that knowledge of detail and perspective into her art. Her work has been featured in the Society of Illustrator's Original Art show.