“In her own lifetime her work was hardly understood at all”: An interview with James Essinger
In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, we asked James Essinger, author of Ada’s Algorithm, a few questions about his revealing and insightful biography, which is out in paperback today. As… Read more »
An excerpt from Ada’s Algorithm
Maybe you’re fascinated by Ada Lovelace already. If not, I hope by the end of Ada’s Algorithm you will be. I became intrigued by Ada myself – and soon enthralled… Read more »
Win a copy of Ada’s Algorithm!
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)! For those who don’t know, Ada Lovelace was the unsung pioneer who… Read more »
Computers can write books now, but we probably don’t have anything to worry about
Authors United asserted a few weeks ago that “books cannot be written more cheaply”. This is because books are written by authors, and though publishers may place restrictions on their authors… Read more »