L.F. Menabrea's work is a mathematical description of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, accompanied by extensive notes from Ada Lovelace. Lovelace's notes include what is considered the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine.
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1843 · Paper · Public Domain
L.F. Menabrea's work is a mathematical description of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, accompanied by extensive notes from Ada Lovelace. Lovelace's notes include what is considered the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine.