Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist

Speaker
Professor Ursula Martin
Event date
Event time
18:00 - 19:00
Venue
History of Science Museum
Broad Street
Oxford
OX1 3AZ
Venue details

Basement Gallery

Event type
Student Gateway
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

Ada, Countess of Lovelace, is sometimes called the world’s first computer programmer. Professor Ursula Martin (University of Oxford) discusses how a young woman in the 1800s acquired the expertise to become a pioneer of computer science.
Due to popular demand this is a repeat of Professor Martin’s talk in September 2018.