Ada Lovelace

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Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 1815 – 1852), best known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician, translator, and writer. The only child of poet Lord Byron and mathematician Lady Anne Byron, she was married to William King-Noel and had numerous children, including Annabella and Byron.

Biography

Early life

In her childhood years, Ada kept on being sick with debilitating illnesses, which led her health's deterioration. However, it never impeded her on her education and work ethic. At some point, Ada was introduced to a young boy named Simeon Price, a gifted child from Ealing. However, as Lady Byron educated the boy, Ada and Simeon soon became close and trusted friends. However, Ada saw Simeon cast out as his loyalty to her costed him an education from her mother. After losing Price as a friend, she was dealt further personal issues, with the death and shame of her father and his immoral actions. In her twenties, she got married to William King-Noel and within two years, she gave birth to both Annabella and Byron.

Later life

Within her work, Ada corresponded with multiple scientific minds and one of her collaborations came to be with a mysterious figure called the "Magus." However, from their letters, Ada discovered that their work was leading to a deadly invention and ceased communication with the Magus. In 1851, Ada attended the Great Exhibition and saw the act of Mazeppa being performed by the Aurora Equestrian Troupe's acrobat Pierrette Arnaud as its lead. However, Ada was soon surrounded by four thugs and almost kidnapped, but was luckily saved by Arnaud.

Being led by Arnaud, Ada was guarded and arrived to her home safely. From this event, the countess and Arnaud began to develop a friendship within the two years. This friendship led Arnaud to attend many social gatherings with many artistic and scientific minds, hosted by Ada. However, Ada's health began to deteriorate as she soon became bed-ridden. As Arnaud visited her, Ada ultimately told about her work and about the time spent with the Magus. Asking a favor, Ada gave Pierrette her notes and told her to find Simeon Price, who was thought to be dead but actually deserted his post.

Death and legacy

At the end of 1852, she died from her illness and left her work in the notes she gave to Arnaud. Her notes were soon entrusted to Arnaud and Price, who tried to decipher them and keep them away from both the Magus and Templars' hands. From a slight look, Arnaud was able to configure a piece of her notes to be about a possible artifact being in Bath.

Behind the scenes

Ada was known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical calculator, and she is often regarded as the first computer programmer. Additionally, Ada's cause of death was the result of uterine cancer.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy

References

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