The Lost Lovelace Letters – Objectivity 290

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We’re back at the Royal Society to look at some amazing personal correspondence from pioneering 19th Century mathematician Ada Lovelace. More links below ↓↓↓

Featuring Louisiane Ferlier from The Royal Society speaking with Brady.

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More mathematics-themed Objectivity episodes…
The Mathematical Spammer (feat. Matt Parker): https://youtu.be/7yTXMeiVBCc
An Eye for Mathematics (feat. 3Blue1Brown): https://youtu.be/GYmq-XLooLc

Ada Lovelace’s Tomb (Sixty Symbols): https://youtu.be/OSQRTTuHLP8

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