True life stories of the most amazing people EVER!
Meet ADA LOVELACE, fast-thinking mathematician, who predicted the power of computers long before they were even invented.
Find out:
Why her mum kept her away from her mega-famous celebrity dad.
Why she was mesmerised by mesmerism.
And what she planned to do with a MASSIVE machine that weighed four tons and had 20,000 moving parts.
Get to know ADA on first name terms.

Ben Jeapes is author of novels published by Scholastic and Random House, including Time's Chariot and The Xenocide Mission, published under the David Fickling Books imprint. This is Ben's first First Names title.Nick Ward is the creator of several hugely popular picture books for children. Don't Eat the Teacher!, published by Scholastic, has sold more than 700,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages. Nick is also the writer and illustrator of the action-packed Charlie Small series and the award-winning middle grade book The Night's Realm.