{"product_id":"adas-legacy-cultures-of-computing-from-the-victorian-to-the-digital-age-9781970001518","title":"Ada's Legacy: Cultures of Computing from the Victorian to the Digital Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAda’s Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cem\u003eAda’s Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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, \u003cem\u003eAda’s Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to readers who are curious about Ada’s enduring importance in computing and the wider world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1: Ada's Legacy in Computing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and the Bernoulli Numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage, Esq.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAda: Past, Present, Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ada Programming Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rise, Fall, and Persistence of Ada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2: Ada's Legacy in Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I shall in due time be a poet\": Ada Lovelace's Poetical Science in its Literary Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"A Different Sort of Bird\": Ada Lovelace in History and Steampunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAda Bright and Dark: Steampunk Representations of the Enchantress of Numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3: Ada's Legacy in the Digital Age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOracle: The Engine Weaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Genderless\" Online Discourse in the 1970s: Muted Group Theory in Early Social Computing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Morgan \u0026 Claypool Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151387783511,"sku":"9781970001518","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781970001518.jpg?v=1762961022","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/adas-legacy-cultures-of-computing-from-the-victorian-to-the-digital-age-9781970001518","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}