Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing

Synopsis

Documentary in which Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada Lovelace’s remarkable life: a 19th-century countess whose work helped give rise to the modern era of computing. [60 minutes]

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Notes

More information about this programme is available on the Open University’s website: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/calculating-ada-the-countess-computing

Subjects

Mathematics; Science

Keywords

computers; inventions; history of computing; Babbage, Charles; Ada, Countess of Lovelace

Online availability

URI

https://store.bbc.com/calculating-ada-the-countess-of-computing

Price

£1.89 (£2.49 HD Version)

Delivery

Download

Credits

Contributor

Hannah Fry

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Name

Open University

Distributor

Name

BBC Store

Web

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Notes

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