{"product_id":"ada-lovelace-ben-jeapes-9781419746758","title":"Ada Lovelace","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Ben Jeapes's \u003ci\u003eAda Lovelace\u003c\/i\u003e, part of the First Names series, readers meet the woman who made coding cool--and possible--with illustrations by Nick Ward.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the famous Lord Byron. Byron died when Ada was very young, and Ada's mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent Ada from turning into a melancholy poet like her father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ada grew up and married a count, and as a countess, she was given access to some of England's greatest scientists and authors, including Charles Babbage, who was working to develop an analytical engine. Seeing the potential in computers, Ada partnered with Charles and used her mathematical skills to create an algorithm that could make such a machine possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fascinating and lively, \u003ci\u003eAda Lovelace\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the woman who helped pioneer computing! It includes a timeline, a glossary, and an index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First Names is a highly illustrated nonfiction series that puts readers on a first-name basis with some of the most incredible people in history and of today! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The First Names series: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Houdini\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmelia Earhart\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAda Lovelace\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalala Yousafzai\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFerdinand Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyoncé \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson Mandela\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreta Thunberg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Jeapes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419746758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419746758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Ben Jeapes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043175887103,"sku":"9781419746758","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25d16c29-1ba8-4083-888b-c70b9d8e23fa.jpg?v=1684965672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ada-lovelace-ben-jeapes-9781419746758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}