14/10/2026
๐ โ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ โ Ada Lovelace โจ
Did you know that the first computer programmer was a woman? ๐
Meet ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐, an English mathematician and writer whose ideas helped shape the future of computing! ๐ป
Born on ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, Ada worked with Charles Babbage on his proposed ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐, an early design for a mechanical computer.
In 1843, she published her famous notes, including ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐, which contained an algorithm designed to calculate Bernoulli numbers.
Although the machine was never completed, her work showed how computers could have possibilities beyond simple calculations.
๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:
โข Recognized as the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ for her published algorithm.
โข Imagined computers doing more than calculations, including working with music, letters, and other forms of information.
โข Helped show how ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐, ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ could work together to open new possibilities.
But why do we still celebrate Ada Lovelace Day today? ๐ค
Established in 2009 by Suw Charman-Anderson, Ada Lovelace Day celebrates the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It also reminds us of the importance of recognizing women's contributions and encouraging more girls and women to pursue careers in these fields. ๐
As ICT students, Ada's story reminds us that ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌโ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐. ๐
May her story remind us that great ideas can go beyond what people think is possible, and that innovation begins with the courage to think differently.
๐ป ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ! May we continue to recognize the women who help shape our future. ๐ ๐
This post is part of the Web of Thoughts social media campaign, which is aligned with the United Nations' SDG 4: Quality Education.
Layout by: Prince Aaron Dalay
Caption by: Antonio Tamano
Research by: Ada Dignos