Ahhhh, I just assumed... computers, 1950's and men being the pigs we
were, wouldn't let a female near such devices.
But, i can see i was wrong, very interesting read though.
I've been reading this wiki for the last hour, and its amazing.
Thanks Kay for bringing this one forward, learn something new every day.
Scott
Kay Smoljak wrote:
Seeing as it's a weekend...
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:02:46 +1000, Scott Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was bored tonight and decided to see if can lookup the first guy (assuming
it was a guy, as women weren't exactly 'workers' pre-50's)
Don't forget Ada Lovelace... who wrote the first computer program:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
This wikipedia page suggests:
"there is some debate as to whether Lovelace understood deeply the
concepts behind programming Babbage's engine, or was more of a
figurehead used by Babbage for public relations purposes"
,,,however I've read other biographies which suggested that Charles
Babbage was a theoretical genius with no real concept of practical
applications of his work, and he would have been stuffed without Ada's
assistance.
At any rate, she's my heroine :)
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