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The Analytical Engine does not occupy common ground with mere 'calculating machines.' It holds a position wholly its own, and the considerations it suggests are more interesting in their nature.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Analytical Calculating Common Common Ground Considerations Does Engine Ground Holds Interesting Machines Mere More Nature Occupy Own Position Wholly

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I think I am more determined than ever in my future plans, and I have quite made up my mind that nothing must be suffered to interfere with them. I intend to make such arrangements in town as will secure me a couple of hours daily (with very few exceptions) for my studies.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Am Arrangements Couple Daily Determined Ever Exceptions Few Future Hours Intend Interfere Made Make Me Mind More Must Nothing Plans Quite Secure Studies Suffered Than Them Think Town Up Very Will I Think I Am

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I have my hopes, & very distinct ones, too, of one day getting cerebral phenomena such that I can put them into mathematical equations: in short, a law or laws for the mutual actions of the molecules of the brain (equivalent to the law of gravitation for the planetary & sideral world).

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Actions Brain Cerebral Day Distinct Equations Equivalent Getting Gravitation Hopes Law Laws Mathematical Molecules Mutual One Day Phenomena Planetary Put Short Them Too Very World I Can

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The ideas which led to the Analytical Engine occurred in a manner wholly independent of any that were connected with the Difference Engine. These ideas are indeed, in their own intrinsic nature, independent of the latter engine and might equally have occurred had it never existed nor even been thought of at all.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Analytical Any Been Connected Difference Engine Equally Even Existed Had Ideas Indeed Independent Intrinsic Latter Led Manner Might Nature Never Nor Occurred Own Thought Were Which Wholly

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I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Add Almighty Certainly Effective Feel Glory His Interpreting Laws Mankind Most My Own Noted Own Peculiar Prophets Sense Should Small Towards Use Using Were Wish Word Works World I Wish

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As soon as I have got flying to perfection, I have got a scheme about a steam engine.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: About Engine Flying Got Perfection Scheme Soon Steam

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I have got a scheme to make a thing in the form of a horse with a steam engine in the inside so contrived as to move an immense pair of wings, fixed on the outside of the horse, in such a manner as to carry it up into the air while a person sits on its back.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Air Back Carry Contrived Engine Fixed Form Got Horse Immense Inside Make Manner Move Outside Pair Person Scheme Steam Thing Up While Wings

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I am never so happy as when I am really engaged in good earnest, & it makes me must wonderfully cheerful & merry at other times, which is curious & very satisfactory.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Am Cheerful Curious Earnest Engaged Good Happy Makes Me Merry Must Never Other Really Satisfactory Times Very Which Wonderfully I Am

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The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform... But it is likely to exert an indirect and reciprocal influence on science itself.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Analytical Anything Engine Exert How Indirect Influence Itself Know Likely Order Originate Perform Reciprocal Science Whatever

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I was rather foolish in saying that I did not like arithmetic and to learn figures when I did - I was not thinking quite what I was about. The sums can be done better, if I tried, than they are.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: About Arithmetic Better Did Done Figures Foolish Learn Like Quite Rather Saying Sums Than Thinking Tried I Tried

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Mathematician

Born: December 10th, 1815

Died: November 27th, 1852

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