Summary: As a child, Ada Lovelace loved machines. She studied birds and drew sketches trying to build her own flying machine. She put all of her notes into a little book which she called "Flyology."<br>When Ada went to a ball, she didn't find a prince to marry her. Instead, she found an old mathematician, Charles Babbage, who became her lifelong friend. With Babbage, Ada wrote the first programming language in history.<br><br>This show is sponsored by the global bestseller Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Get your copy here: <a href="http://www.rebelgirls.co" rel="noopener">www.rebelgirls.co</a> and use PROMOCODE REBELPODCAST to get 15% off your first purchase.<br><br>THE HOST<br>This episode of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls was read by Jodi Kantor. Jodi Kantor is a New York Times correspondent, an author, and an investigative reporter. She wrote a best-selling book titled "The Obamas" and she broke a number of crucial stories such as the report about Amazon's way of managing white collar employees and the Harvey Weinstein story of sexual harassment and abuse.<br><br>This episode is produced by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli with sound design by Elettra Bargiacchi.<br><br>Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a production of Timbuktu.
