This follows the story of Ada Byron Lovelace. She started created inventions at such a young age in when math mas not something for girls to do, but this did not stop her. Ada also needed up getting temporarily paralyzed but didn't stop learning. at the age of 17 she met a math mathematician named Babbage who lead her to make the first computer programing without a computer. I think this book will motivate a lot of young women who want to go into STEM or anyone into computer programs. ( )

This book is a picture book that covers the story of, Ada Byron Lovelace, a 19th-century scientist and mathematician. She wrote an algorithm for a thinking machine that could handle complex calculations. A book like this is important in the classroom because it shines light on early female figures in STEM. I would use this book as a piece in my classroom library. ( )

Ada Bryon loved math. Throughout her childhood, Ada loved experimenting and was determined to build a flying machine. When she was young, she contracted measles which left her paralyzed and blind. It took her three years to gain her sight and mobility back, and during that time she never stopped practicing math. Ada Byron Lovelace created the first computer program. I give this book 5-stars because it teaches students about where the concept of computer programing came from. This book also shows young girls that it's okay to be different and to follow your dreams. ( )

Written with children,especially girls, this is an inspiring book for all - no mathematical talent needed to appreciate. It's a beautifully illustrated (do take time to enjoy the images!) book about the life of Ada Lovelace, considered the first computer programmer and for whom the computer programming language Ada is named. ( )

Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine. This book is written by Laurie Wallmark and illustrated by April Chu. This is a story of Ada Bryron Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron. "Ada was born into a world of poetry, but numbers, not words, captured her imagination." Her mom liked geometry but her dad, Lord Byron, was known all over the world for his romantic poems. Lord Byron was notorious for his scandalous behavior, so his wife left him and took Ada with her to London. Ada never saw her dad again and only knew him through his books. In London, Ada enjoyed filling the pages of her notebooks with inventions, equations and models of flying machines. One day, she went out into a storm to study how adjusting the sail on her model sailboat effected its speed. The next day she woke with the measles which left her temporarily paralyzed and blind. To keep her mind sharp, her mom quizzed her on math problems, with increasing complexity. Overtime her eyesight got better but it was three year before she was able to walk with crutches. Her mom got Ada a tutor who was impressed with her math skills. This tutor invited Ada and her mom to a party where there were scientists, mathematicians and inventors. One mathematician and inventor invited Ada to visit his laboratory. He was working on building an Analytical Engine but couldn't figure out how to make it function. Ada was able to create the instructions for the Analytical Engine (computer/calculator) to calculate complex math problems. Ada figured out how to make the Analytical Engine function. However the inventor never built the Analytical Engine so Ada never got to see her program run. Ada was computer programming 100 years before the invention of modern computers. Today, a computer language is named after her called "Ada" which is used to guide modern flying machines. She died at the age of 36 in 1852.