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Episode 1: The Countess Who Computed

Episode 1: The Countess Who Computed

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 Ezra Wade tells the remarkable story of Ada Lovelace, the 19th-century mathematician who wrote the world's first computer algorithm a century before computers existed. Born to the infamous poet Lord Byron and raised by a mathematics-obsessed mother, Lovelace's unique "poetical science" perspective allowed her to envision computing possibilities that even Charles Babbage couldn't imagine, including computer-generated music and art.

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