简介：AdaLovelacewasamostunlikelycomputerpioneer.Inthisfilm,DrHannahFrytellsthestoryofAda'sremarkablelife.Bornintheearly19thcenturyAdawasacountessoftherealm,ascandaloussocialiteandan'enchantressofnumbers'.Thefilmisanenthrallingtaleofhowalifeinfusedwithbrilliance,butblightedbyillnessandgamblingaddiction,helpedgiverisetothemoderneraofcomputing. HannahtracesAda'sunlikelyunionwiththefatherofcomputers,CharlesBabbage.Babbagedesignedtheworld'sfirststeam-poweredcomputers-mostfamouslytheanalyticalengine-butitwasAdawhorealisedthefullpotentialofthesenewmachines.DuringherownlifetimeAdawasmostfamousforbeingthedaughterofromanticpoetLordByron('mad,badanddangeroustoknow').ItwasonlywiththeadventofmoderncomputingthatAda'sunderstandingoftheirflexibilityandpower(thattheycouldbefarmorethanmerenumbercrunchers)wasrecognisedastrulyvisionary.HannahexploreshowAda'suniqueinheritance-poeticimaginationandrationallogic-madehertheidealprophetofthedigitalage. Thismoving,intelligentandbeautifulfilmmakesyourealisewenearlyhadaVictoriancomputerrevolution.…