TECHVISIONARIES: Ada - The Enchantress of Numbers

Augusta Ada Byron, the Countess of Lovelace, earned the moniker "Enchantress of Numbers" from Charles Babbage, with whom she corresponded for years. Her theoretical contributions to the creation of a computer that could alleviate humans from intellectual labor established her as the first programmer in history. However, Ada Lovelace was largely forgotten until the early twentieth century, when Alan Turing merged mathematical logic with universal computing. Turing named Lady Lovelace's Objection after her, which refutes his maxim that artificial intelligence cannot produce anything. Ada Lovelace's image was included in all Windows 95 certificates of authenticity, and today several initiatives carry her name, celebrating women's achievements in mathematics, science, and technology. Ada Lovelace Day, held annually on October 11th, is one such example.