The program you’re asking about was created by Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician often called the first computer programmer.

Quick Scoop

  • The Analytical Engine was a planned mechanical general-purpose computer designed by Charles Babbage in the 19th century.
  • In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote a detailed set of notes describing how this engine could calculate Bernoulli numbers using punched cards; this sequence is widely regarded as the first computer program.
  • Because of this work, Lovelace is frequently described as the world’s first computer programmer and the inventor of that pioneering program for the Analytical Engine.

In modern terms, her Bernoulli-number procedure is treated as the earliest published algorithm intended specifically for implementation on a programmable computing machine.

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