Episode 14: ADA BAB(BLE)

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/A special PODCAST to celebrate the 205th birthday of Mathematician and Computer Pioneer, Ada Lovelace, who was born on 10th December 1815 https://minervascientifica.co.uk/Ada-Lovelace/SPEAKERS:Dr Patricia Fara – Science historian, Emeritus Fellow of Clare College CambridgeLaura Trevail – contextual artist and technologist from EssexMUSIC:“Something More Than Mortal” by Cheryl Frances-HoadA setting of words by Ada Lovelace“ADA BAB(BLE)” by Frances M Lynch….a short history of women in computing….Recorded THIS WEEK by electric voice theatre singersSopranos – Peyee Chen & Frances M LynchMezzo – Jenny MillerCountertenor – David SheppardTenor – Julian StockerWritten for the 200th Ada Lovelace centenaryFirst performed at the Science Museum LondonThe series presenter is Frances M Lynch, Artistic Director of electric voice theatre.Part of electric voice theatre’s Essex 2020 Minerva Scientifica project “Echoes from Essex” supported by the British Society for the History of Science https://www.bshs.org.uk/