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9780141981512: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer

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ISBN 10 : 0141981512 ISBN 13 : 9780141981512

Editeur : Particular Books, 2015

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My new favourite book. It has everything. Byron, maths, imaginary computers, emotion (Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive)

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage is a piece of pure love and genius (Lucy Mangan)

A rip-roaring caper engulfed in footnotes of quotes, quips and illuminating asides... the book does more than simply celebrate the genius of the first computer programmer, it encourages us to turn our imagination to technology - just as Lovelace did. And that's an inspiration to us all (Nicola Davis Observer Tech Monthly)

A stylish, funny graphic novel featuring Ada Lovelace, estranged daughter of Lord Byron, and co-programmer, had it ever been built, of the "mathematical engine". Playful, earnest, and beautifully drawn, the book cuts a swathe through early computing theory, explores Ada's relationship with Charles Babbage, and brings to the fore one of the unsung heroines of science (Sarah Hall Independent)

Rich with in-jokes, warmth and charm... It's difficult not to be ignited by Sydney Padua's enthusiasm. There is so much to discover that I'll treasure my copy for years to come (Hannah Fry BBC Focus)

I love it... everyone is getting a copy (Martha Lane Fox)

Immensely delightful and illuminating... Padua delivers a thoroughly unsynthesizable range of enchantment and elucidation (Maria Popova Brain Pickings)

Wonderfully funny, brilliantly smart and delightfully unhinged (Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts)

This is history as I wish it was: bright, caring and full of zing... This is a book about the creative process and the creative mind, with its fancies and magpie distractability, its excitements and sloughs of despond... It is full of life. Go. Get it (Nick Harkaway, author of Tigerman)

Whether you're a lover of science, history, graphic novels or, like me, all three, you're guaranteed to fall in love with this smart and hilarious series of comics. It's beautifully drawn, with gloriously goofy panels that crackle with energy... A unique, fun and totally addictive graphic novel, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage is a must-read for any self-respecting geek out there (Michael Edwards Scotcampus)

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

In The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage Sydney Padua transforms one of the most compelling scientific collaborations into a hilarious set of adventures Meet two of Victorian London's greatest geniuses... Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron: mathematician, gambler, and proto-programmer, whose writings contained the first ever appearance of general computing theory, a hundred years before an actual computer was built. And Charles Babbage, eccentric inventor of the Difference Engine, an enormous clockwork calculating machine that would have been the first computer, if he had ever finished it.But what if things had been different? The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage presents a delightful alternate reality in which Lovelace and Babbage do build the Difference Engine and use it to create runaway economic models, battle the scourge of spelling errors, explore the wider realms of mathematics and, of course, fight crime - for the sake of both London and science. Extremely funny and utterly unusual, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage comes complete with historical curiosities, extensive footnotes and never-before-seen diagrams of Babbage's mechanical, steam-powered computer. And ray guns.Sydney Padua is an animator and visual effects artist, usually employed in making giant monsters appear to be attacking people for the movies. She started drawing comics by accident with the webcomic 2D Goggles or The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage and is still trying to figure out how to stop. Originally from the Canadian prairie, she now lives in London with her husband and far too many books.

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