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Morgan Adas Legacy Cultures of Computing from the Victorian to the Digital Age by Robin Hammerman, Andrew L. Russell
Ada's Legacy illustrates the depth and diversity of writers, thinkers, and makers who have been inspired by Ada Lovelace, the English mathematician and writer. The volume, which commemorates the bicentennial of Ada's birth in December 1815, celebrates Lovelace's many achievements as well as the impact of her life and work, which reverberated widely since the late nineteenth century. In the 21st century we have seen a resurgence in Lovelace scholarship, thanks to the growth of interdisciplinary thinking and the expanding influence of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Ada's Legacy is a unique contribution to this scholarship, thanks to its combination of papers on Ada's collaboration with Charles Babbage, Ada's position in the Victorian and Steampunk literary genres, Ada's representation in and inspiration of contemporary art and comics, and Ada's continued relevance in discussions around gender and technology in the digital age._x000D__x000D_With the 200th anniversary of Ada Lovelace's birth on December 10, 2015, we believe that the timing is perfect to publish this collection of papers. Because of its broad focus on subjects that reach far beyond the life and work of Ada herself, Ada's Legacy will appeal to readers who are curious about Ada's enduring importance in computing and the wider world._x000D_ Table of contents :- _x000D_
Introduction_x000D_
Part 1: Ada's Legacy in Computing_x000D_
Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and the Bernoulli Numbers_x000D_
Sketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage, Esq._x000D_
Ada: Past, Present, Future_x000D_
The Ada Programming Language_x000D_
The Rise, Fall, and Persistence of Ada_x000D_
Part 2: Ada's Legacy in Literature_x000D_
"I shall in due time be a poet": Ada Lovelace's Poetical Science in its Literary Context_x000D_
"A Different Sort of Bird": Ada Lovelace in History and Steampunk_x000D_
Ada Bright and Dark: Steampunk Representations of the Enchantress of Numbers_x000D_
Part 3: Ada's Legacy in the Digital Age_x000D_
Oracle: The Engine Weaves_x000D_
"Genderless" Online Discourse in the 1970s: Muted Group Theory in Early Social Computing_x000D_
Rebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos_x000D_