Ada loved mathematics from a young age and pursued it throughout her whole life. She met Charles Babbage
at a dinner party at age 18. He soon became her mentor. When Babbage made plans for an Analyitcal machine,
it intrigued Ada. When Babbage was away at a lecture, she studied it and noted how it worked. She then
created her famous A-G notes, each one describing a different aspect of the machine. The notes include her
Note A which described a “general purpose computer” which was only invented 100 years later.
As a kid, Babbage was taught by private tutors, but at age 19, he enrolled into Trinity college. Eight years after
he graduated, he created his first calculating engine [a calculator]. After a promise of financing from the
government, he began a large-scale project. But it was harder than he expected, and the government pulled their
funding because of the delays. He then proposed an Analytical machine, which would solve any mathematical problem.
After eight years of consideration, the government decided not to fund it. This caused all of his machines to ever be finished.
As a kid, Babbage was taught by private tutors, but at age 19, he enrolled into Trinity college. Eight years after
he graduated, he created his first calculating engine [a calculator]. After a promise of financing from the
government, he began a large-scale project. But it was harder than he expected, and the government pulled their
funding because of the delays. He then proposed an Analytical machine, which would solve any mathematical problem.
After eight years of consideration, the government decided not to fund it. This caused all of his machines to ever be finished.
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