2008-01-13
Enchantress of Numbers
- Enchantress of Numbers
- Peristalsis
- Immoral Compass
- Bolus
- Illegal Use Of Duct Tape
The actual term "The Enchantress of Numbers" is from an epigram the mathematician Charles Babbage wrote for Ada Byron. Babbage had designed a primordial mechanical computer, for which she eagerly foresaw the potential.
Ada Byron became the first computer programmer in human history. Her left-brain prowess was cultivated in no small part as a reaction against her father, Lord Byron's, right-brain excesses.