Description
In the early nineteenth century lived Ada Byron: a young girl with a wild and wonderful imagination. The daughter of internationally acclaimed poet Lord Byron, Ada was tutored in science and mathematics from a very early age. But Adas imagination was never meant to be tamed and, armed with the fundamentals of math and engineering, she came into her own as a woman of ideasequal parts mathematician and philosopher.
From her whimsical beginnings as a gifted child to her most sophisticated notes on Charles Babbages Analytical Engine, this book celebrates the woman recognized today as the first computer programmer.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
Author Information
Tanya Lee Stone loves to write about women pushing boundaries. She is the award-winning author of The House that Jane Built, Who Said Women Can’t Be Doctors?, and Elizabeth Leads the Way. She lives in Burlington, Vermont. tanyastone.com
Marjorie Priceman has twice received Caldecott Honors, one for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! and one for Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride. She is the illustrator of Who Said Women Can’t Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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