Why is Ada Lovelace the mother of computers?

The daughter of English poet Lord Byron, Augusta Ada King, better known as "Ada Lovelace," expanded on Charles Babbage's theoretical device in an article published in the ... Known as the father of the computer, he invented the difference engine, which was meant to perform mathematical calculations. read more

That’s possibly why someone might use the phrase ‘mother of computers,’ though technically she is the first programmer rather than an inventor of computers themselves. read more

Ada was a descendant of the extinct Barons Lovelace and in 1838, her husband was made Earl of Lovelace and Viscount Ockham, meaning Ada became the Countess of Lovelace. In 1843–44, Ada's mother assigned William Benjamin Carpenter to teach Ada's children and to act as a "moral" instructor for Ada. read more

The mother of women in programming is Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace, the daughter of poet Lord Byron. The computer language ADA was named after her in recognition of her pioneering work with mathematician, Charles Babbage. read more