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Brilliant Facts About Ada Lovelace, The Forgotten Genius

Ada Lovelace's brilliance laid the groundwork for the modern world as we know it—but it wasn't a smooth road. From the moment of her birth, scandal followed her everywhere she went, right up until her...

March 31, 2025 Christine Tran


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