Which mathematician is regarded as the first computer programmer?
Correct answer: Ada Lovelace
Player #2669974
only daughter of lord Byron...
Lash
Player #2669974, excellent information. Thank you! 👍
Player Bengal Mama
Player #2669974, I was wondering where they were going to mention Byron. Thankfully, you did.
Marcy
Ada means beautiful lovelace made it even lovelier to hear
Refik
"Fun Fact":
the (obscure?) programming language ADA is named after her.
"Another Fun Fact":
Grace Hopper is the person who coined the term "debug" when she documented how she removed a moth from a relay in an early computer.
Natalie
Great information! Thanks!
Big Al
Tom, however, the program attributed to Ada carries a lot of Babbage’s later programs, such as tricks and coding characteristics. It was pretty much certainly written by Babbage.
Tom
There is computer programming language "Ada" in her honour.
Player #37405885
Tanzina, " Ada described her approach as ' poetical science.' ". Therefore it's relevant that her father was Byron.
Squishy
Player #2669974, only legitimate daughter
Phil 'sum guy'
And I thought it was a made up name..clue to mislead..... impressive.
Tremain White
Although Mr Babbage was not entirely successful, in his time, the question was about "who was the first programmer?" and did not emphasize "successful programmer". So this is surely a debatable one...
Heather
Player Bengal Mama, She was her own person with her own achievements. Why mention him?