FAQ About Ada Lovelace
What were Ada Lovelace's notes on the Analytical Engine?
Ada Lovelace's notes on the Analytical Engine were translations and extensions of an article originally written by the Italian engineer Luigi Federico Menabrea. Her expanded notes included a method for programming the engine to compute Bernoulli numbers, which is considered the first computer algorithm. She also speculated on the machine's ability to perform tasks beyond numerical calculations.
