Dr Bloom and women in science (258)
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English - October 10, 2021 14:13 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPhysics Science Earth Sciences sciencepodcast drkarl karlkruszelnicki science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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October 15th is Ada Lovelace Day and celebrates women in science, tech, engineering, and math. Ada was Lord Byron's daughter but most significantly she realised the potential of computers two centuries ago. Ada is now believed to be the first person to publish an algorithm. She is one of many women forgotten by science as Dr Jessica Bloom tells Dr Karl.