Folks, NPR's "Science Friday" aired today and included a segment titled "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage". Here is the blurb on their website: "Inventor Charles Babbage and proto-programmer Ada Lovelace have gone down in history as the first computer pioneers, but their true story is a sad one. After writing what many consider to be the first computer program, Lovelace died at the age of 36. Meanwhile, Babbage's "analytical engine"-essentially a steam-powered computer made of cogs-was never built. Comic artist and animator Sydney Padua writes Lovelace and Babbage a happier ending in her new graphic novel 'The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage.' In it, the duo not only build their analytical engine, they use it for adventuring and fighting crime." There is a link to an excerpt of the comic book (aka "graphic novel"). But the audio of the broadcast isn't online yet. Here's the link: http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/04/24/2015/the-thrilling-adventures-of- lovelace-and-babbage.html Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg

Thanks for making this connection. A working model of the Babbage Engine is on display at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. I’ve seen it in action - amazing! Don’t remember that anything about a Lovelace was mentioned (I would have noticed). More info at http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/ <http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/> Martha Genealogy - So many ancestors...so little time! > On Apr 24, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Greg Lovelace via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Folks, > > NPR's "Science Friday" aired today and included a segment titled "The > Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage". Here is the blurb on their > website: > > > > "Inventor Charles Babbage and proto-programmer Ada Lovelace have gone down > in history as the first computer pioneers, but their true story is a sad > one. After writing what many consider to be the first computer program, > Lovelace died at the age of 36. Meanwhile, Babbage's "analytical > engine"-essentially a steam-powered computer made of cogs-was never built. > Comic artist and animator Sydney Padua writes Lovelace and Babbage a happier > ending in her new graphic novel 'The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and > Babbage.' In it, the duo not only build their analytical engine, they use it > for adventuring and fighting crime." > > > > There is a link to an excerpt of the comic book (aka "graphic novel"). But > the audio of the broadcast isn't online yet. Here's the link: > > http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/04/24/2015/the-thrilling-adventures-of- > lovelace-and-babbage.html > > > > Peace, > > Part of the Tree, > > Greg > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There was also a full page add in Scientific American in the April 2015 issue on Page 33 for googlesciencefair.com ... "Computing was pretty basic then Ada Lovelace tried an algorithm" What will you try? ... It's your turn to change the world... Google Science Fair is a global online competition open to individuals or teams from 13 to 18 years old. What will you try? -----Original Message----- From: Greg Lovelace via Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 4:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LL] Science Friday: about Ada Lovelace Folks, NPR's "Science Friday" aired today and included a segment titled "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage". Here is the blurb on their website: "Inventor Charles Babbage and proto-programmer Ada Lovelace have gone down in history as the first computer pioneers, but their true story is a sad one. After writing what many consider to be the first computer program, Lovelace died at the age of 36. Meanwhile, Babbage's "analytical engine"-essentially a steam-powered computer made of cogs-was never built. Comic artist and animator Sydney Padua writes Lovelace and Babbage a happier ending in her new graphic novel 'The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage.' In it, the duo not only build their analytical engine, they use it for adventuring and fighting crime." There is a link to an excerpt of the comic book (aka "graphic novel"). But the audio of the broadcast isn't online yet. Here's the link: http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/04/24/2015/the-thrilling-adventures-of- lovelace-and-babbage.html Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message