Story of Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer
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Then, Lovelace met a young mathematician and engineer named Charles Babbage when she was 17 years old. Lovelace was fascinated by the ideas of the father of computers, especially his plans for a machine to handle complex calculations called an analytical engine.
Babbage was so impressed with Lovelace that he asked her to translate an article about analytical machines written by an Italian engineer.
For example, the fundamental relationship of pitched sounds in the science of harmony and musical composition is susceptible to (mathematical) expression and adaptation where the machine can compose complex and scientific musical works of one degree of complexity or another.
Lovelace died of cancer in 1852 at the age of 36. She left behind an impressive legacy. Ada Lovelace Day is held on the second Tuesday in October every year and is an international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM.