Ada Lovelace
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Ada Lovelace Day 2016On 11th October we celebrated Ada Lovelace day with a day of workshops and inspiring talks, attended by 50 school students from years 9 through to sixth form.
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Palaeontology is full of dinosaurs - and not in a good way for women's careers
Lost Worlds Revisited Palaeontology is full of dinosaurs - and not in a good way for women's careers
For Ada Lovelace Day I’ve been on a quest to examine the issues faced by women in palaeontology. One thing is clear: attitudes need to change -
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Ada Lovelace and women in tech – Tech Weekly podcastAs Victorian computing pioneer Ada Lovelace celebrates her 200th birthday, we ask why there are so few women working in tech today
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New UK passport design features just two womenArchitect Elisabeth Scott and mathematician Ada Lovelace only women in ‘Creative United Kingdom’ passport
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The thrilling adventures of Lovelace and Babbage - in picturesSydney Padua’s new graphic novel, set in Victorian London, tells the story of Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage and their attempts to invent the first computer.
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Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage designed a computer in the 1840s. A cartoonist finishes the project
Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage designed a computer in the 1840s. A cartoonist finishes the project
Sydney Padua’s graphic novel tells the story of Babbage and Lovelace with a twist – they actually build their Analytical Engine
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Memories of a pioneer female programmerLetters: After bringing up my children I was informed by the government training department that anyone over 35 was past it as far as computers were concerned
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Scientists on screen - in pictures
The private lives of the great inventors, discoverers and academics were often extraordinary. So it's not surprising that film-makers have been drawn to celebrate them and that actors have produced some terrific performances. Kit Buchan chooses the pick of the bunch over the years including Russell Crowe as John Nash and Walter Matthau as Einstein
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Crossword roundup: Lisa, Ada and Lou too
Alan Connor finds mathematical celebration in his pick of the best cryptic clues – and that's just for starters
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Poem of the week: The Miracle of the Bees and the Foxgloves by Anne StevensonCarol Rumens: A sensual depiction of the mechanics of cross-pollination, this is also a celebration of the earthly magic of Darwinian nature
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Inspiring women in science and technology – your pictures
We invited you to help us celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths around the world for Ada Lovelace Day
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Women in science: 'Whoa, what are you doing here?'
Laura Bates: Ada Lovelace Day has put the focus on women in science. The Everyday Sexism Project invited scientists and engineers to tweet about their experiences
The week in radio: Digital Human; Planet Money; Recode Decode; Codebreaker; Today