{"product_id":"ada-a-life-and-a-legacy-9780262691161","title":"Ada: A Life And A Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dorothy Stein\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace, was the daughter of Lord Byron and a close friend to many of the leading figures of the Victorian era; based on her report on Charles Babbage's \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Engine\u003c\/i\u003e she is also generally known as the inventor of the science of computer programming. In this engrossing biography, Dorothy Stein strips away the many layers of myth to reveal a story far more dramatic and fascinating than previous accounts have indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Stein is a psychologist with a special interest in thought and language and a background in physics and computer programming. She has taught courses in nineteenth-century women's history and in the biology and psychology of sex differences, and is particularly concerned with the use of myth in science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813671944343,"sku":"9780262691161","price":4719.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780262691161.webp?v=1778337583","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ada-a-life-and-a-legacy-9780262691161","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}