The early mathematical education of Ada Lovelace
The early mathematical education of Ada Lovelace
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10.1080/17498430.2017.1325297
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2017-01-01
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Rice, Adrian
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Hollings, Christopher;Martin, Ursula;Rice, Adrian
艾达，洛夫莱斯伯爵夫人，因1843年发表的一篇论文而被人们记住，她翻译并大大扩展了一篇关于未建成的分析机的文章，这是数学家和发明家查尔斯·巴贝奇设计的一种通用计算机。她的大量附录，几乎是原著的两倍长，包含了机器原理的说明，以及一张被称为“第一个计算机程序”的表格。在这篇论文中，我们回顾了洛夫莱斯在1840年之前的教育，其中包括实用几何的旧传统；受大陆方法影响的新教科书；广泛阅读;还有对机械的迷恋。我们也质疑多萝西·斯坦和多伦·斯瓦德在1840年之前对洛夫莱斯的数学知识和技能的判断，这些判断影响了后来的学术和大众话语。
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, is remembered for a paper published in 1843, which translated and considerably extended an article about the unbuilt Analytical Engine, a general-purpose computer designed by the mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage. Her substantial appendices, nearly twice the length of the original work, contain an account of the principles of the machine, along with a table often described as 'the first computer program'. In this paper we look at Lovelace's education before 1840, which encompassed older traditions of practical geometry; newer textbooks influenced by continental approaches; wide reading; and a fascination with machinery. We also challenge judgements by Dorothy Stein and by Doron Swade of Lovelace's mathematical knowledge and skills before 1840, which have impacted later scholarly and popular discourse.