Have you noticed the recent series of beautiful sunsets and gorgeous sunrises? This is not supposed to happen yet. We are still in the cold heart of a winter month. February is only supposed to be a little bit brighter because its days are getting longer. But what's happening instead? Spring is really in the air. Joe Zagrodnik, a blogger and young atmospheric scientist, writes: "Here we are, one week into February, and the PNW.
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose digital computer prototype, the Analytical Engine, she created a program in 1843. She has been called the first computer programmer. Ada Lovelace Day, the second Tuesday in October, honors women’s contributions to science and technology.
Posted March 10th, 2021 for westwing
Ada Lovelace is the renowned British scientist and mathematician (and daughter of the poet Lord Byron). The book is an important text, originally published in French in 1802.
New York City, NY, USA, March 11, 2021 -/PressReleasePoint/- The Manhattan Rare Book Company is celebrating Women’s History Month by offering for sale a historically significant first edition copy of a mathematical text from the personal library of Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), the renowned British scientist and mathematician (and daughter of the equally renowned poet, Lord Byron). The price is $135,000.
The book, titled
An Elementary Treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus, was originally published in French, in 1802, having been written by French mathematician Silvestre François Lacroix (1765-1843). It was translated into English in 1816, by Charles Babbage and two other students at Cambridge University. The book is Lovelace’s copy from that first Eng