Ada Lovelace wrote what's considered the first algorithm intended for a machine, in the 1840s.

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Why it matters

The idea in context

She saw that Babbage's engine could do more than sums — it could follow programmed instructions, a century before computers existed.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Ada Lovelace, 1840'larda bir makine için tasarlandığı kabul edilen ilk algoritmayı yazdı.

Babbage'ın makinesinin toplamadan fazlasını yapabileceğini gördü — bilgisayarlar var olmadan bir yüzyıl önce programlanmış talimatları izleyebilirdi.

Source trail

Read beyond the card.

Ada Lovelace / Babbage's Analytical Engine.

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