The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
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The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
Sydney Padua
5 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2016–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
A steampunk graphic novel about Ada Lovelace and Charlie Babbage. Fun story with loads of research to back it up.
If you want to learn about the proto-history of the computer, a graphic novel called "The Thrilling Adventures Of Lovelace And Babbage" is well worth your time.
It's a glorious thing and provides more insight into who Babbage and Lovelace really were than anything else I've personally read.
It's a halfway house between a graphic novel and a proper book, and is written in a very entertaining way.
I can thoroughly recommend it for anyone who is interested in Computer History, and normally struggles through dry tomes of non-fiction (which this is most definitely not!)
"The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage", by Sydney Padua (geeky fun)
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2017? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? 2016 · 1 recommendation