... ." All of his work would not have been possible if it hadn"t have been for one woman. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1842) and daughter of English poet Lord Byron, helped Babbage invent many machines. She was one of the few people that understood the way an engine worked just as well as Babbage did. For this, she is now ... ...

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