Ada Lovelace Day is a time to honor the work of women in science, technology, engineering and math -- especially STEM pioneer Augusta Ada King, better known as Ada Lovelace.

But who was the first to do so? The First Computer Programmer Lady Ada Lovelace, born in 1815, is considered by many to be the first computer programmer.

In 1980, the US Department of Defence named a computer language after her, and Ada Lovelace Day is celebrated every October in recognition of her groundbreaking contribution to computer technology.

In Celebration of Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer A Q&A with artist Sydney Padua, whose graphic novel illustrates the Victorian mathematician’s friendship with inventor Charles Babbage ...

Widely credited as being the first-ever computer programmer, Lovelace's pioneering work is explored in a new exhibit that opens today (Oct. 13) at the Science Museum, London, in the United Kingdom.

Today's Google logo celebrates mathematician Ada Lovelace, widely credited as the world’s first computer programmer. Her work on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine is the first example of an ...

Tuesday marks Ada Lovelace Day, designated to celebrate the woman who is widely regarded as the world's first computer programmer and original BAMF for her work in the early 1800s. The day honors ...

Google celebrated the 197th birthday of Ada Lovelace, oft dubbed the first computer programmer, in its Google Doodle on Monday. Lovelace is pictured in the search engine’s worldwide homepage ...

Today on Google is a special logo, aka Google Doodle, for Ada Lovelace. Ada Lovelace was born 197 years ago today and invented the first algorithm or computer program in 1842.