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A belated blog to commemorate Ada Lovelace Day.
Yesterday was Ada Lovelace day, the holiday commemorating women's achievements in the field of technology, in memoriam for the world's first computer programmer-a woman.
Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1810, the daughter of Lord Byron (yup, the poet) and Annabella Milbanke. Taking a keen interest in mathematics, she worked with Charles Babbage on developing a prototype for the computer, which was never built. During this time, she translated the works of Italian mathematician Luigi…
Can a "Computer Engineer" Barbie make a brighter future for women in tech?
Since BarbieTM first came on the market to little girls in 1959, she has had 124 careers that have ranged from Fashion Model to Canadian Mountie. Today, BarbieTM will announce her 125th career, and it's been put to the vote!
All women have the choice of what they want to do with their lives, and BarbieTM is no exception; her career possibilities include environmentalist, surgeon, architect, news anchor or, and computer engineer. Personally, I'd love to see BarbieTM take up the motherboard and…
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