International Ada Lovelace Day
26th September 2011
Friday the 7th October is international Ada Lovelace Day, it's a celebration of the achievements of women in science, engineering and maths.
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1815 - 1852 |
Ada was an English writer renowned for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer. Her work on the engine is widely recognised as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine which has led her to be known as the "World's First Computer Programmer". Click here to find out more about Ada and her achievements. |
In her honour Women in Technology have got together with BSC Women and are running two events in London, further details are available by clicking here
Did you Know?
"Companies with 30% women in senior positions are more likely to have a culture where all women thrive"
- London Business School
