Who Run The World? Ada!

Happy Ada Lovelace Day, everyone! Software engineers, computer programmers, UX designers… you name the tech position, and chances are you wouldn’t have it without Ada Lovelace’s design of the first computer implemented algorithm. This makes Ada the first ever computer programmer.

Ada Lovelace Day is meant to recognize and honor the various women across STEM. Lovelace was a visionary; and her legacy is being used to inspire the current tech landscape. Ada’s ideas serve as a reminder that innovation is always happening. It was the 1800s when Ada was contemplating the idea behind the computer, pontificating a machine that would one day be able to react to things like ideas and opinions, not just numbers and letters.

The organization Finding Ada holds an annual event on the second Tuesday in October. The event is centered around women in STEM and features talks, workshops, and even entertainment. The main event is produced in London, but many individual ALD celebrations happen all over the globe. To find out what events are happening around you, click here.