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She was born in London, daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Milbanke. -
Her mother separated from Lord Byron and retained custody of Ada. Lord Byron left England and never saw his daughter again. -
Ada never knew her father, but her mother ensured that she received a strictly scientific education to keep her away from "poetic influence." -
She meets Charles Babbage, considered the "father of computing." She is fascinated by his difference engine, a prototype of a mechanical calculator. -
She married William King, Earl of Lovelace, and adopted the title Countess of Lovelace. -
She suffered from various health issues, which affected her intermittently throughout her life. -
She translated Luigi Menabrea article and added her own notes, which included the first algorithm designed to be processed by a machine. This is considered the first computer program. -
She suggested that machines could process not only numbers but also symbols, text, and music, anticipating the potential of modern computing. -
Ada Lovelace died at the age of 36 from uterine cancer. -
The United States Department of Defense named a programming language in her honor, Ada, recognizing her legacy as a pioneer of computing.