No, Ada Lovelace didn’t invent the algorithm. No, she didn’t invent the binary language, nor did she invent the computing machine. Nevertheless she is generally perceived as the mother of computer programming. Her entire research was based on the incredible Analytical Engine invented by the famous Charles Babbage.
Margaret Hamilton is a giant in the world of software engineering, most well-known for her work as the director of software on NASA’s Apollo missions.
19th century mathematician George Boole spent his life combining Aristotle and algebra – and inadvertently laid the foundation for modern computer science and the microelectronic revolution. Find out how on Throwback Thursday, a look back at great minds in the history of computer science.
