Ada Byron Lovelace: the lady and the computer by Mary Dodson Wade is short and sweet. This biography of Lord Byron's daughter is perfect for the curious person (like me) who wants to know who this woman is without having to wade through a 600 page bore fest.
The book tells of Ada's amazing aptitude for mathematics in a time when women were discouraged from in depth study of any kind. The jacket makes the claim that it's her intelligence and imagination that led to the creation of the first computer, but the book ends with her death and doesn't let us understand where the connection is made between her ideas and the eventual success of them. She is depicted as brilliant but rather despicable in her self importance and apathy toward her family.
If you're in high school and need to write a brief biographical essay, pick up this book. Otherwise, this book only earns a 2
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