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Information × Registration Number 2115U002481, Article popup.category Thesis Title popup.author popup.publication 01-01-2015 popup.source_user Сумський державний університет popup.source http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/40415 popup.publisher Sumy State University Description Augusta Ada Byron was born 10 December 1815 as the only child of the poet Lord Byron and his wife Anne Isabella Byron. Byron did not have a relationship with his daughter.Ada was often ill, beginning in early childhood. At the age of eight, she experienced headaches that obscured her vision. In June 1829, she was paralyzed after a bout of measles. She was subjected to continuous bed rest for nearly a year. By 1831, she was able to walk with crutches. Despite being ill Ada developed her mathematical and technological skills. At age 12, this future "Lady Fairy", as Charles Babbage affectionately called her, decided she wanted to fly. Ada went about the project methodically, thoughtfully, with imagination and passion popup.nrat_date 2025-05-12 Close