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! Ada, The first computer programmer

Ada Lovelace (Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace, to give her her full name) was born just under 200 years ago. She is widely acknowledged as the first computer programmer, even though she died long before computers existed.

Join us on October 22nd to celebrate the upcoming bicentenary and learn about Ada’s life and work.!!6.30pm!BCS Mid-Wales AGM!6.40pm!Ada Lovelace Short Talks!7.40pm!Refreshments & Buffet!!The short talks will discuss Ada’s notes on Babbage's Analytical Engine.!!Live broadcast on YouTube.!!Everyone is welcome to this free event.!!Organised by BCS Mid-Wales Branch, !BCS Women and Aberystwyth University’s Department of Computer Science.

The image is based on a public domain picture, from Wikipedia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ada_Lovelace_portrait.jpg

Wednesday 22nd October • 6:30-8:30pm!Aberystwyth University, A14 Lecture Theatre, Hugh Owen Building!http://midwales.bcs.org/ada2014 !@bcsmidwales

Please note that the venue has changed to A14