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Unit 9 Computer The Internet

1) Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron and was taught by Mary Somerville, who introduced her to Charles Babbage, the inventor of the idea for a programmable computer. 2) In 1842-1843, Ada translated an article about Babbage's Analytical Engine, which was an early design for a mechanical general-purpose computer. She added extensive notes specifying a method for the Analytical Engine to calculate certain numbers, which is now considered the world's first computer program. 3) Ada also envisioned possibilities for the Analytical Engine that even Babbage did not, such as composing music. The computer programming

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Unit 9 Computer The Internet

1) Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron and was taught by Mary Somerville, who introduced her to Charles Babbage, the inventor of the idea for a programmable computer. 2) In 1842-1843, Ada translated an article about Babbage's Analytical Engine, which was an early design for a mechanical general-purpose computer. She added extensive notes specifying a method for the Analytical Engine to calculate certain numbers, which is now considered the world's first computer program. 3) Ada also envisioned possibilities for the Analytical Engine that even Babbage did not, such as composing music. The computer programming

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Unit 9- Computer & The Internet

A. Preparation Task

Match the definitions (a–h) with the vocabulary (1–8).

Vocabulary Definitions
a. a subject or problem that people are thinking and
1. poet
talking about
b. an engine to examine things in detail, in order to
2. Analytical Engine
discover more about them
3. general-purpose c. able to be used for many different purposes
d. to be given the same name as another person or
4. issue
thing
5. anticipate e. a person who writes poems
f. to take action in preparation for something that you
6. named after
think will happen

B. Reading

The First Computer Programmer


Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. She was taught by Mary Somerville, a well-
known researcher and scientific author, who introduced her to Charles Babbage in June 1833. Babbage
was an English mathematician, who first had the idea for a programmable computer.

In 1842 and 1843, Ada translated the work of an Italian mathematician, Luigi Menabrea, on Babbage's
Analytical Engine. Though mechanical, this machine was an important step in the history of computers;
it was the design of a mechanical general-purpose computer. Babbage worked on it for many years until
his death in 1871. However, because of financial, political, and legal issues, the engine was never built.
The design of the machine was very modern; it anticipated the first completed general-purpose
computers by about 100 years.
When Ada translated the article, she added a set of notes which specified in complete detail a method
for calculating certain numbers with the Analytical Engine, which have since been recognized by
historians as the world's first computer program. She also saw possibilities in it that Babbage hadn't:
she realized that the machine could compose pieces of music. The computer programming language
'Ada', used in some aviation and military programs, is named after her.
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