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Lady Ada Byron (Countess of Lovelace)

By AlanaH1
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris is created and it then allows the military settlement of France.
  • Birth

    Birth
    Lady Ada Byron was born on this date in London, England to Lord George Byron and Lady Anne Byron.
  • Period: to

    Lifespan of Lady Ada Byron

    Ada Byron lived a short life of thirty-seven years.
  • The Stethoscope was Perfected

    The Stethoscope was Perfected
    Rene Laennec, a French physician, perfects the stethoscope.
  • U.S. President Issues Monroe Document

    U.S. President Issues Monroe Document
    President, James Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine warning other world powers to not intervene with the Western Hemisphere or face the full wrath of the U.S. military.
  • Flying Machine

    Flying Machine
    Lady Lovelace designed the blueprints for a flying machine in England.
  • Simon Bolivar Dies

    Simon Bolivar Dies
    Simon Bolivar, a Venezuelan political and military leader, dies.
  • Belgian Independence

    Belgian Independence
    France and Britain guarantee Belgian independence.
  • Met Charles Babbage

    Met Charles Babbage
    Lady Ada Byron met Charles Babbage, known as the father of the computer, in 1832 when she was seventeen in England. She soon began her computer programming career. Later in life, Ada was known as Babbage's enchantress of numbers.
  • Slavery Abolished

    Slavery Abolished
    Slavery is abolished in in the colonies of the British Empire.
  • Married William King

    Married William King
    Lady Ada Byron married William King, who later became the Earl of Lovelace, in England. They had three kids.
  • Becomes Countess of Lovelace

    Becomes Countess of Lovelace
    Her husband is made Earl of Lovelace so Ada inherits the title of countess of Lovelace in England
  • Translation of French Transcript to English

    Translation of French Transcript to English
    She translated a transcript of Babbage's lecture from French to English to the University of Turin and took notes of her own in England. It was published in 1834.
  • Calculus of the Nervous System

    Calculus of the Nervous System
    Lady Ada Byron attempted to design a model used to decode the neurological process involved behind the change of feelings in England.
  • Reviewed Animal Magnetism

    Reviewed Animal Magnetism
    Lady Ada Byron reviewed a research publication, "Animal Magnetism", written by Baron Karl von Reichenbach in England, but the review was never published.
  • Death

    Death
    Lady Ada Byron died in London, England of urine cancer.
  • "Ada" Language is Created

    "Ada" Language is Created
    The U.S. Department of Defense developed a computer programming language named after Lady Ada Byron to honor her contributions to technology in the U.S.A.