As you know, Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer. Now, this of course is a major accomplishment for technology. So, in this case, this will definitely be seen as a contribution. A contribution to everyone’s future in technology. I believe that she first got influenced by her mother, Lady Byron, to take up learning mathematics and science and logic. Sadly, the wonderful contribution she was making was cut short when she died in 1852. Although she died at the age of 36, her contribution lives on to this day.
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The Story of Ada Lovelace 