that are about, for, or by women. 20,000 books and half a million archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i m a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practise on the computers that i had around me at the time. but when ada lovelace wrote the very first algorithm, in the 1840s, computers didn t even exist. her code was designed to run on a theoretical machine that only existed on paper. so, this week, we are celebrating the achievements of female tech innovators. shona mccallin has been catching up with a female sporting icon to talk about some new tack that is helping
the contribution of women in all walks of life has often been forgotten, because history has mainly been recorded by men. but here at the glasgow women s library, their achievements are rightly celebrated. this is the only accredited museum in the uk dedicated to women s history, and it s filled with books that are about, for, or by women. 20,000 books and half a million archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i m a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practise on the computers that i had around me at the time. but when ada lovelace wrote the very first algorithm, in the 1840s, computers didn t even exist. her code was designed to run on a theoretical machine that only existed on paper.
but here at the glasgow women s library, their achievements are rightly celebrated. this is the only accredited museum in the uk dedicated to women s history, and it s filled with books that are about, for, or by women. 20,000 books and half a million archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i m a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practise on the computers that i had around me at the time. but when ada lovelace wrote the very first algorithm, in the 1840s, computers didn t even exist. her code was designed to run on a theoretical machine that only existed on paper. so, this week we re the achievements of female tech innovators.
20,000 books and half a million archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. amongst all of that, you will find stories about some amazing women. like this one. i m a bit of a fan of ada lovelace. when i learned to program computers when i was young, i could practice on the computers that i had around at the time. but when ada lovelace wrote the very first algorithm in the 1840s, computers didn t even exist. her code was designed to run on a theoretical machine that only existed on paper. there are other great women being celebrated here too, who you might not immediately associate with technology. shiona mccallum has been catching up with a female sporting icon to talk about some new tech that s helping players and coaches collaborate on court. in tennis, every little thing counts. and that can really be felt here,