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Ada Lovelace - Commonly known as the first programmer

chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. Her notes on the engine include what is recognized as the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine;

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Lord Byron - Famous poet, “mad, bad and dangerous to know” who used his place in the house of lords to support the Luddites

His first speech before the Lords was loaded with sarcastic references to the “benefits” of automation, which he saw as producing inferior material as well as putting people out of work.

I wonder if daddy was proud? :-)