Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace
- ISBN-10
- 1101985208
- ISBN-13
- 9781101985205
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 433
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Jennifer Chiaverini
Description
Educated in math and science by her mother, the only legitimate child of Lord Byron is introduced into London society before forging a bond with Charles Babbage and using her talents to become the world's first computer programmer
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