Tag: Women in Tech
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Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beatiful Woman in the World | Badass Women in History
She commanded 1,800 ships and 80,000 sailors—a fleet larger than most national navies. She defeated three empires, negotiated her own retirement, and died wealthy and free. Meet Ching Shih: the most successful pirate in history and the woman who made the world blink.
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Ada Lovelace: The Enchantress of Numbers | Badass Women in History
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 to being right about…