Ada Lovelace, a female icon.

This is an unusual place to find myself, in the Entertainment section, but I sat down with a coffee just after 2 pm today and watched a fascinating programme about this remarkable lady, under the auspice of Learning Online Broadcasting on BBC2.

I knew about her history but anyone involved in Computing must regard her as one the greats. The obstacles placed in front of women in the mid 1800s were almost insurmountable, even for the daughter of Lord Byron, but her place in Computer programming must now be assured. A bit like a Painter whose works are only recognised decades after his/her death.

Whilst no computer nerd, by a long shot, I did enjoy the programme. Mrs WN was gobsmacked that I spent a full hour watching a programme I didn't even know was on.