Tag: Mathematics
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Hypatia of Alexander
They Called Her A Witch and She Became the Symbol of Everything Bad-Ass Women in History — Hypatia of Alexandria, c. 360–415 CE Philosopher • Mathematician • Astronomer • The Symbol They Made of Her They dragged her from her chariot in March 415 CE. They killed her in a church. They burned her body…
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Ada Lovelace
The Enchantress of Numbers Poet’s Daughter • Visionary • 100 Years Too Early — Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm in 1843. The computer it was meant to run wouldn’t be built for another hundred years. She was almost forgotten. London, England • 1815–1852 • Bad-Ass Women in History — There is a particular cruelty…