A world without computers -- Unusual parents -- Early years -- A different kind of imagination -- The importance of math -- A new tutor -- Taming a wild mind -- Babbage and the difference engine -- A new tutor -- The analytical engine -- An article on the engine -- The first computer program -- Ada's lasting impact.
Summary
Presents the life of the first computer programmer, including her parentage, her strict upbringing, and her work with Charles Babbage.