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Miss Augusta Ada Byron, 1828, by Edward Scriven after L. Ferriere lithograph in The British Museum, London (Print Room) (J.R. Freeman). Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (December 10, 1815 - November 27, 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, is mainly known for having written a description of Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. ©TopFoto