A FEMALE GENIUS: HOW ADA LOVELACE, LORD BYRON’ S DAUGHTER, STARTED THE COMPUTER AGE

Book ID/图书代码： 04560013B61305

English Summary/英文概要： This new biography tells for the first time the story of the woman who, alongside Charles Babbage, invented the world’s first computer. The daughter of Lord Byron, Ada was the visionary who recognised the true potential of Babbage’s of cog-wheel computer, The Analytical Engine. She demonstrated to the world that computers wouldn’t merely be adding machines, but that they would be able to think. Ada and Babbage may have been colleagues, but they were also the closest of friends. Though she was 20 years his junior, they develope lasting relationship that blossomed into romance. Babbage was a genius and Ada was a woman with a singular vision, unconstrained by her by her time. Here we learn of their friendship and extraordinary legacy.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本全新的自传将首次为我们讲述一名女性的故事，这名女性与查尔斯•巴贝奇一同，合力发明了世界上的第一台计算机。作为拜伦之女，爱达极有远见地意识到巴贝奇的齿轮计算器---分析机蕴藏着无限的潜力。她向世人展示：计算机不仅仅是一台可以进行叠加运算的机器，更是一台会进行思考的机器。爱达和巴贝奇不仅是同事，更是亲密的朋友。尽管巴贝奇年长爱达20岁，他们持久的友谊最终开花结果，发展成为了浪漫的爱情。如果说巴贝奇是天才，那么爱达就是一名不仅有着独到眼光，而且完全挣脱了其时代束缚的女性。从本书中，我们将一同见证两人之间的友情与无与伦比的巨大精神财富。（DC）

Awards/获奖情况：’如果你认为勒芙蕾丝对于计算机发展的巨大贡献言过其实，那么你一定需要读一读这本来自詹姆斯•艾森格所撰写的传记。。。。。。书中简明扼要同时极具阅读价值的观点与评论将会令勒芙蕾丝实至名归。“ --克里斯汀•伊凡斯•普格，《工程与技术杂志》

’Anyone who thinks [Lovelace’s] famous contribution to computer science is overrated, should read James Essinger’s new biography... This concise and readable account gives Lovelace’s work the respect it deserves.’ --Christine Evans-Pughe, Engineering and Technology Magazine

About the Author/作者介绍： 詹姆斯•艾森格是一名作家，他有一个特殊的爱好，对于那些影响了现代世界的观念与想法有着尤其突出的兴趣。其作品包括：《提花世界：手织机如何导致了信息时代的诞生》，该作品曾获选《经济学人》评选的年度五大畅销科学图书之一。

James Essinger is a writer with a particular interest in the history of ideas that have had a practical impact on the modern world. His previous book, Jacquard’s Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age (2004), was chosen as one of the top 5 popular science books of the year by the Economist.

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