Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 2: A Woman Mathematician

Explore how Ada Lovelace, a brilliant mathematician, was not only able to escape the narrow expectations for 19th-century women, but also helped advance computing, in this video [2:17] excerpt from the 2018 series Victoria, Season 2, Masterpiece. Knowing that Prince Albert is an enthusiastic supporter of science-and an admirer of Lady Lovelace-Queen Victoria proposes a soiree to gather the "remarkable minds" of the time, including Lovelace (later known as the "Enchantress of Numbers") and her colleague, Charles Babbage, credited for originating the idea of a programmable computer. This resource is part of the Masterpiece Historical Drama Collection.