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Ada Lovelace: The Forgotten Pioneer of the First Computer Program in 1842

Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm for a machine in 1842.

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This short program foreshadowed modern computer languages.

Her long-overlooked work is now recognized as foundational.

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