Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing (BBC iPlayer 2015 UK) (ENG/ENG SUB)

Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing Networks: BBC Scotland, BBC Four, BBC iPlayer (UK) Release Date: September 17, 2015 (United Kingdom) 59 min | Science History Documentary | TV Movie (ENG/ENG SUB) About: Ada Lovelace was a most unlikely computer pioneer. In this film, Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada’s remarkable life. Born in the early 19th century Ada was a countess of the realm, a scandalous socialite and an ’enchantress of numbers’. The film is an enthralling tale of how a life infused with brilliance, but blighted by illness and gambling addiction, helped give rise to the modern era of computing