Is the world ready for a Raspberry Pi-powered Lego Babbage Engine?
Neat idea could become reality with Reg readers' support A proposal for Lego to build an Analytical Engine staffed by Babbage and Lovelace characters has received just under a third of the support it...
View ArticleAda Lovelace's letters and work on display at Oxford library
An exhibition showing previously unseen writings by Ada Lovelace, known for her pioneering computer science, opens to the public later. The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford is putting...
View ArticleHappy Ada Lovelace Day (techUK)
(Source: techUK) Every year on 13 October we take the time to remember Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. Born in 1815 Ada Lovelace was a mathematician who worked alongside the inventor of the...
View ArticleAda Lovelace Day: Who she was - and why we should remember her
Today is Ada Lovelace Day. Who's that? Just the first computer programmer. Ever. Lovelace's friend Charles Babbage designed a concept for a machine he called the "Analytical Engine" -- essentially a...
View ArticleAda Lovelace: Opium, maths and the Victorian programmer
An exhibition showcasing the work and life of Victorian mathematician Ada Lovelace opens at the Science Museum in London this week. Ms Lovelace is widely described as the world's first computer...
View ArticleAda Lovelace And The Role Models Who Guide Women Towards A Life Less Ordinary
A century before the first computers, Ada Lovelace wrote a study on the potential of Charles Babbage’s yet-to-be-built Analytical Engine. Babbage’s Analytical Engine is regarded as the world’s first...
View ArticleAda Lovelace, trailblazer of science, brought to life in exhibition
Two hundred years after her birth, the Science Museum in London celebrates Byron’s daughter, the woman who prophesied the computer age...
View ArticleHappy Ada Lovelace Day! Exhibit Honors 1st Computer Programmer
A century before the first computer was developed, an Englishwoman named Ada Lovelace laid the theoretical groundwork for an all-purpose device that could solve a host of mathematically-based problems....
View ArticleThe Groundbreaking Path of Real Innovation
When it comes to innovation, what's the most common mistake that companies make? Companies have focused on the wrong thing when it comes to innovation--at least, that's according to an article posted...
View ArticleWomen in computing: the 60s pioneers who lit up the world of coding
Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the success of the world’s first computer programmer. But did you know that the UK’s leading software pioneers were also women? Their story is inspiring for young women...
View ArticleWant to see this The Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart Cuusoo made as a real LEGO set?
Visit LEGO Cuusoo today for more information and help this project get the 10,000 supporters needed to reach the LEGO review phase. UK (PRWEB UK) 9 March 2014 With the massive success of the LEGO...
View Article>Want to see this The Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart Cuusoo made as a real LEGO set?
Visit LEGO Cuusoo today for more information and help this project get the 10,000 supporters needed to reach the LEGO review phase. UK (PRWEB UK) 9 March 2014 With the massive success of the LEGO...
View ArticleLego Wall-E created in Pixar animator’s spare time could become actual...
As the star of one of Pixar’s greatest films and probably the most loveable robot ever created, Wall-E rightly holds a place in the hearts of many adults and children alike. It has therefore created no...
View ArticleFan's LEGO Replica of International Space Station Soars to 10,000 Votes
Christoph Ruge's LEGO replica of the International Space Station reached 10,000 votes on LEGO Ideas on April 3, 2015. Credit: LEGO Ideas via collectSPACE.com View full size image A fan's yearlong...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: The Innovators
Related articles BOOK REVIEW: Weeping Waters BOOK REVIEW: Divided Lives BOOK REVIEW: Heartbreaking irony ends Iraqi’s fight for freedom BOOK REVIEW: The Green Kitchen In this article Companies and...
View ArticleLEGO 'Ghostbusters' toys: For 30th anniversay, LEGO 'Ghostbusters' toys coming
LEGO "Ghostbusters" toys are coming to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film. The latest LEGO "Ghostbusters" toy is actually designed by a fan. According to a report from Yahoo! on Thursday (Jan....
View ArticleWhat if the First Software Engineer Became a VC?
Close your eyes and picture the first computer programmer. Any chance the image of a 27-year-old woman comes to mind? Of course not. But she existed. In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace drew on Charles...
View ArticleLego responds to sexism critiques with female scientists set
Legos allow you to build pretty much anything, and now the Danish company that invented the toy is trying to build something else — support for females in technology fields. (Via Getty Images)...
View Article'Sherlock' Legos? A design based on the TV series is under review
Why just watch "Sherlock" on TV when you could recreate Holmes, Watson and the world of 221B Baker Street at home? That seems to be the idea behind a...
View ArticleBBC announces Doctor Who LEGOS to be produced later this year
For all you Whovians out there who have bemoaned the fact that "The Doctor" has not been enshrined in something a little more permanent than television and movies, take heart! On Feb. 4, the BBC’s LEGO...
View Article'Golden Girls' fans: Vote for your own Lego set
Thank you for being a Lego friend! Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, Sophia and even Stan are re-imagined in Lego, along with their fab Miami bachelorette pad, in this mooted set on the Lego Ideas site. by April...
View ArticleLego Releases ‘Back to the Future’ Time Machine Set at Comic-Con
Take heed, readers: Lego is officially letting you take a crack at building your own DeLorean time machine. The construction-toy company this week opened the sale floodgates for its fourth...
View Article'Sherlock' Legos? A design based on the TV series is under review
Why just watch "Sherlock" on TV when you could recreate Holmes, Watson and the world of 221B Baker Street at home? That seems to be the idea behind a proposed "Sherlock"-themed Lego collection...
View ArticleBook review: Walter Isaacson’s ‘The Innovators’
Give bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson credit. His most popular titles have focused on idiosyncratic, imaginative geniuses: Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs. But heʼs clearly not...
View ArticleThe GNU Story, Day 6: Ada Lovelace and the First Software
One of the first to understand the potential of Babbage's machine and to comprehend it's operation was Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the poet, Lord Byron. Because, as Babbage noted,...
View Article'The Golden Girls' Lego set could be coming soon
Sophia, Blanche, Dorothy, and Rose may be coming to a toy box near you! The Lego Ideas program has accepted a proposal for 'The Golden Girl Lego set' and is about 10,000 votes away from going into...
View ArticleReview: A female genius ... By James Essinger
The history of science is punctuated by eureka moments of great discovery, but it’s also full of less well-known “what might have beens”. One such agonising narrative is the story of Charles Babbage’s...
View ArticleAda Lovelace: STEM Jedi and inventor of computer programming
Ada Lovelace was truly The Chosen One of the 19th century tech world. In this installment of WTF History, we dive into the world of this high society lady who was not only the daughter of famous poet...
View ArticleIsaacson gives refreshing account of the story of computers in 'The Innovators'
"The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution" by Walter Isaacson; Simon & Schuster (560 pages, $35) The epic scope of Walter Isaacson's task in...
View ArticleExhibition celebrates the life of computing pioneer Ada Lovelace (IOP -...
(Source: IOP - Institute of Physics) 29 October 2015 A free exhibition to celebrate 19th-century mathematician, computing pioneer and student of the sciences Ada Lovelace opened at the Science Museum...
View ArticleThe World’s First Computer Programmer Was a Victorian Mother-of-Three
Gerald Lynch - Does the name Ada Lovelace ring any bells? No? Seeing as you’re reading this on a computer, tablet or smartphone, it should. The Victorian mother-of-three, born 1815, was the world’s...
View ArticleAda Lovelace: Letters shed light on tech visionary
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Ada's letter reveal a passionate, ambitious and flawed individual Ada Lovelace is a celebrated role model for women in technology. In an article...
View Article'Ted Bull Stratos': Babbage the Raspberry Pi-powered bear beats Felix...
A cuddly bear named Babbage has beaten Felix Baumgartner’s skydiving world record, using a weather balloon and a Raspberry Pi computer to climb to an estimated height of 39,000m before tumbling back to...
View ArticleWorld's first programmer: Victorian woman
Does the name Ada Lovelace ring any bells? No? Seeing as you're reading this on a computer, tablet or smartphone, it should. The Victorian mathematician and mother-of-three, born 1815, was the world's...
View ArticleReporting Manager an early hit: Babbage CEO
Just over a week after its launch, demand is high for Reporting Manager, the latest tool from Babbage Systems, CEO Jim Cain says. © babbagesystems.com Babbage Systems CEO Jim Cain “We’ve already had...
View ArticleA Science Legend
Have you heard of Ada Lovelace yet? When one's spent more than fifteen years, as I have, thinking about Ada probably most days and certainly every week, it's too easy to imagine that everybody else has...
View ArticleAda Lovelace, a Computer Programmer Ahead of Her Time
Ada Lovelace was ahead of her time. In 1843, at age 27, the world's first computer programmer envisioned the future of computer technology as we know it — nearly a hundred years before the first...
View ArticleFrom Ada to Brill: Why have we always dissed women in tech?
Silicon Valley faces tough questions about how it treats women. But the problem isn't just for modern-day women -- it goes back at least 200 years. by May 9, 2015 5:00 AM PDT facebook twitter...
View ArticleA Point of View: Will machines ever be able to think?
The pursuit of artificial intelligence has long interested computer scientists, but will machines ever think for themselves, asks Lisa Jardine. In the early 1950s, "machine intelligence" was a...
View ArticleThe GNU Story, Day 4: Charles Babbage Attempts to Build the First Computer
Although the foundation for the physical design of computers was laid in the Golden Age of computer development (the years between the World Wars, during World War II, and the years shortly following...
View Article9 Neat Facts About the World's First Computer Programmer, Ada Lovelace
Lady Ada Lovelace was a remarkable scientist of unparalleled charm and allure. Here's a list of nine reasons why she is pretty much the coolest historical figure ever. 1. Ada is often considered to be...
View ArticleLEGO's newest characters are incredibly important for young girls
View gallery. (LEGO) A LEGO aerospace engineer. Women aren't entering fields of science and math in large numbers, so LEGO is encouraging them on the minifig scale. The (science, technology,...
View ArticleAda Lovelace and Charles Babbage designed a computer in the 1840s. A...
Sydney Padua’s graphic novel tells the story of Babbage and Lovelace with a twist – they actually build their Analytical Engine....
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