The Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.

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Ada Lovelace
British mathematician born in 1815, daughter of Lord Byron. She wrote the first computer program in her notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine and foresaw that machines could manipulate symbols beyond mere numbers.
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