I knew of Medora, one of Byron's daughters. But I didn't know of the other one - Ada. Nor did I know she was a mathematical genius, of sorts. That came from her mother, Annabella. Anabella and Bryon were married only a short time, but from their union came Byron's only legitimate child. Ada called herself a "poetical scientist," which is perhaps the best blending of the two. Perhaps it's what gave her such an incredible legacy, even if I am just now learning about it.
Working with Charles Babbage, a mathematician and inventor who had come up with the idea of an "analytical engine," she came up with her own ideas for codes of letters and numbers and looping ~ things that current computers use today! For her thoughts she is known as one of the first computer "programmers." All this in the mid 1800s!
A child's book about her has been beautifully illustrated:
And a science fiction independent film of her life took several awards from film festivals. It's in my queue.
