Truth is always strange; stranger than fiction." The Romantic poet Lord Byron could have been thinking about how his daughter, Ada Lovelace (1815-1862), would become the world's first computer ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Should you come upon Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini (Dutton, 426 pp., ★★★½ out of four), consider yourself quite fortunate indeed. As with Chiaverini’s Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Not many people know that Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), otherwise known as “The Enchantress of Numbers”, was the daughter of the poet Lord Byron. Ada’s parents separated when she was ...

Kooky-actress-it’s-ok-to-worship Zooey Deschanel has apparently been cast as Ada Lovelace in a new film chronicling her life, Enchantress of Numbers. Lovelace, who died in 1852, was an English woman ...

Letters to and from the Countess of Lovelace, 1824-1852. ADA THE ENCHANTRESS OF NUMBERS : A SELECTION FROM THE LETTERS OF LORD BYRONS DAUGHTER AND HER DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST COMPUTER NARRATED AND ...

Zooey Deschanel has reportedly opened talks to star in upcoming feature Enchantress of Numbers. According to a tweet from Production Weekly, Deschanel is circling the lead role of Ada Lovelace, a 19th ...

This intricate fictional memoir of Ada Lovelace, considered the first computer programmer, by Chiaverini (Fates and Traitors) combines biography with the style of a novel of manners. The novel opens ...