Who wrote the first computer program?
Ada Lovelace wrote what is considered the first computer program in the 1840s, for Charles Babbage's proposed Analytical Engine.
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What was Ada Lovelace's Note G?
In her famous "Note G," Ada Lovelace wrote a step-by-step method for calculating Bernoulli numbers on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
What did Charles Babbage call Ada Lovelace?
Charles Babbage called Ada Lovelace "the Enchantress of Number."
Who designed the first general-purpose computer?
Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine, a mechanical general-purpose computer, in the 1830s, but it was never built.