Note G
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Note G is Ada Lovelace’s famous section of her “Notes on the Analytical Engine,” often cited as the first published computer program and a foundational document in the history of computing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early computer program specification
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historical document ⓘ technical note ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Charles Babbage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ada Lovelace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAs | foundational document in the history of computing ⓘ |
| contains |
detailed table of operations for the Analytical Engine
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stepwise procedure for computing Bernoulli numbers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1843 ⓘ |
| describes |
Analytical Engine
NERFINISHED
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algorithm for computing Bernoulli numbers ⓘ |
| discusses |
loops and control of operation sequences in the Analytical Engine
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representation of variables and results on punched cards ⓘ |
| documentType | annotated example of machine computation ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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history of computing ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of Ada Lovelace’s role in early computing ⓘ |
| hasSectionLabel | G ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Analytical Engine operation cards
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Bernoulli numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ programming method for the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Note G ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early explicit description of a machine-executable algorithm ⓘ |
| illustrates |
how the Analytical Engine could be programmed
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separation of hardware and program ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of programming ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | printed journal article ⓘ |
| oftenDescribedAs | first published computer program ⓘ |
| partOf | Notes on the Analytical Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy | Ada Lovelace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedAsAppendixTo | Ada Lovelace’s translation of Luigi Menabrea’s paper on the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Taylor’s Scientific Memoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
biographers of Ada Lovelace
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historians of computing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lovelace–Babbage correspondence on the Analytical Engine
NERFINISHED
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Luigi Menabrea’s 1842 paper on the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| topic |
mechanical computation
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programming of the Analytical Engine ⓘ symbolic manipulation by machines ⓘ |
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