Ada Lovelace Research Paper

Specific Purpose Statement- At the end of my speech the audience will be able to explain two aspects of Ada Lovelace’s life.

Central Idea- The two aspects of Ada Lovelace’s life are her background, and her accomplishment.

Introduction

Open with Impact- Does anyone knows who Ada Lovelace is?

Introduce the topic to the Audience- Ada Lovelace was a mathematician.

Connect with The Audience/ Give the Audience Reason to Listen: Without her we might not have any of these technologies (software type).

Establish Personal Credibility About Topic: I learned about Ada Lovelace in my computer class, and I was really intrigued by her life.

Preview Main Idea of speech: The two aspects of Ada Lovelace’s life are her background, and her accomplishment.

Body

I.

The first aspect of Ada Lovelace is her background and education.

A. Birth, and family.

1. Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th, 1815 in London, England.

2. Her father, The Lord Byron was a famous poet, and her mother, Anne Isabella Noel Byron was Ada Lovelace’s tutor.

3. She died at age of 36.

B. Her education

1. Her mother taught her mathematics and science at a young age because she didn’t want her to be like her father.

2. Later in her life, Augustus De Morgan, a brilliant mathematician becomes her main tutor. According to Rich Holmes’s book “Enchantress of abstraction: Richard Holmes re-examines the legacy of Ada Lovelace, mathematician and computer pioneer”

Transition Statement- now you know who Ada Lovelace is, and what her educational background is. She did die at a very young age, but she achieved many things in that period.

II. The second aspect of Ada Lovelace life is her contribution to the computer science.

A. She is the first ever computer programmer.

1. She wrote the first algorithm for the analytical engine in 1842.

2. In 1843, she published her algorithm in the book called Taylor’s scientific memoir.

3. She was 27 years old then.

B. Two things that she introduces in the algorithm

1. Giving engine(computer) set of

instructions.
2. Conditional statement. If value 1 is equal to value 2, then execute X, else execute Y.
Conclusion
Signal end of the speech: In conclusion
Summarize main Point: Ada Lovelace contributed her knowledge to this world and became the first ever computer programmer.
Close with Impact Statement: “Enchantress of Numbers”- Charles Babbage, the father of Computers.