In celebration of #AdaLovelaceDay and the unsung women in science, Walter Isaacson shares the story of Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer. | The Aspen Institute

👩‍💻 It's Ada Lovelace Day - a time to celebrate the incredible work of the ICR's #WomenInSTEM! Ada Lovelace is considered to be the world’s first computer programmer. Nearly 200 years ago she wrote her first computer programme and made her mark on computing history. Dr Claire Lynn, a bioinformatician in the Evolutionary Genomics and Modelling Team, shares more about her bioinformatics job at the ICR, how Ada inspires her and also gives advice to young women interested in this field. #AdaLovela

4.9K views · 123 reactions | Im August 1843 veröffentlichte Ada Lovelace das erste Computerprogramm. Rund 140 Jahre später sorgte der Heimcomputer Commodore Amiga für Aufsehen: https://ly.zdf.de/9UL/ | ZDFinfo | Facebook