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Ada Lovelace Day Talk and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Tue 13 October 2015
Centre for Computing History
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, is widely regarded as the world's first computer programmer, yet computing today is a male dominated field with typically 15%-20% women in the industry and taking higher computing qualifications.
In this talk celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ada Lovelace’s birth, Professor Carron Shankland* of the University of Stirling will explore the story of Ada Lovelace, how she got interested in computers, what computer she was programming, and her contribution to computing.
Professor Shankland’s presentation will be followed by a Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day! Help will be on hand to start editing, so bring your laptops and a sense of curiosity about women in science and related fields from Cambridge and beyond. The aim is to raise the visibility of inspiring women and other groups who are under-represented on Wikipedia through telling some great stories (and learning a lot along the way).
Cost: Free
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Please note that booking is required for this event.
Enquiries: Centre for Computing History Website Email: info@computinghistory.org.uk