Quizzicle: Which computer scientist and mathematician is often referred to as the world’s first programmer?

Answer: Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace's most notable contribution to computing is her translation and annotation of an article about Babbage's Analytical Engine written by the Italian mathematician Luigi Federico Menabrea.

Ada Lovelace
28.54%
Keith Devlin
25.66%
Carl Gauss
23.98%
Hans Schultz
21.82%

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