That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will… — Ada Lovelace · Smartyfair

That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show.

Ada Lovelace1815–1852 · computer scientist · 1800s EnglandAda Lovelace was an English mathematician — and daughter of the poet Lord Byron — who worked with inventor Charles Babbage on an early mechanical computer called the Analytical Engine.4 quotes

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She knew her mind could do something extraordinary, and time proved her right.

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