![]() ![]() We regret this error and have extended apologies to Prof Ensmenger. The text has been updated with credit for Nathan Ensmenger, who has written about this topic in his book, The Computer Boys Take Over and other essays. Updated, 10.39am, 25 August 2015: An earlier version of this article incorrectly cited Anna Lewis and the blog Fog Creek as the source for this scan. Main image of female programmer via born1945/Flickr ( CC BY 2.0) Inspirefest is Silicon Republic’s international event connecting sci-tech professionals passionate about the future of STEM with fresh perspectives on leadership, innovation and diversity. ![]() Gigglebit is ’s daily dose of the funny and fantastic in science and tech, to help start your day on a lighter note. Sadly, the Ada Initiative will shut down later this year but, true to form, its work will continue thanks to freely available, reusable, and modifiable materials. ![]() It was Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician believed to have written the world’s first computer program in the mid-19th century, who inspired the Ada Initiative, a non-profit set-up to increase women’s participation in open source technology. He is one of the co-authors of the most recent edition of the popular Computer: A History of the Information Machine. Yet women’s influence on technology dates back even further than Hopper’s time. His 2010 book The Computer Boys Take Over: Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise, explored to the rise to power of the 'computer expert' in American corporate, economic, and political life. Join us in making Zalando the starting point for fashion ![]()
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