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| Lovelace and Babbage - by Sydney Padua |
My old friend and animation kumrad Sydney Padua has some excellent news for fans of her webcomic -
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage. Pantheon books, publishers of the best selling
Maus and
Persepolis, have engaged her services to complete a graphic novel of the adventures of her Victorian heroes. The real
Charles Babbage was a 19th century inventor and mechanical engineer who pioneered the concept of a programmable computer. Though he was unable to build it in his lifetime, a working copy now exists in the Science Museum in London.
Ada Lovelace was a gifted mathematician and also the daughter of the legendary Lord Byron - mad, bad and dangerous to know. Sydney's comic has gathered a huge following online and I for one can't wait for the publication of her book. I shall be at the launch party, pestering her for signed copies. - Alex
