Lovelace
Americannoun
noun
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Countess of, title of Ada Augusta King. 1815–52, English mathematician and personal assistant to Charles Babbage: daughter of Lord Byron. She wrote the first computer program
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Richard. 1618–58, English Cavalier poet, noted for To Althea from Prison (1642) and Lucasta (1649)
Example Sentences
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Subsequently striking up a friendship with Charles Babbage, an inventor and mechanical engineer, Lovelace would become fascinated with his plans to build a complicated calculating machine.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
In the startup’s Palo Alto offices, the conference rooms are named for legendary mathematicians—Poincaré, Gauss, Hilbert, Lovelace, Turing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Ms. Lovelace is considered the world’s first computer programmer.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 14, 2024
Blending her interpretation of traditional Native work with Lamp’s more contemporary aesthetic is a thrill for Lovelace, and there seems like no better place than Ballard for this collision of past and present.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024
While the psychological testing provided more information to Lovelace, the exams were also a way to screen people for the sensory deprivation test.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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