Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing

• Movies
• 2015-09-17
• EN
• Released
• 0h 58m
• GB
• Documentary

• 7.7
• 6

Production

BBC Scotland

Storyline

Ada Lovelace was a most unlikely computer pioneer. In this film, Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada's remarkable life. Born in the early 19th century, Ada was a countess of the realm, a scandalous socialite and an 'enchantress of numbers'. The film is an enthralling tale of how a life infused with brilliance, but blighted by illness and gambling addiction, helped give rise to the modern era of computing.