Original: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 â "27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine.
Simplified: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 â "27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer who became the world's first computer programmer. She wrote the program for Charles Babbage's mechanical computer, the analytical engine.