# Ada Lovelace: Braving Stormy Waters

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Podcast: [Rebel Girls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rebel-girls-961017)
Published: 2026-04-07T11:05:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 998

## Resource

Ada Lovelace loved machines from a young age. With the help of Charles Babbage, she became one of the mathematicians who wrote the first programming language in history. This story is read by Jodi Kantor, investigative reporter and author.

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