Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who is the World's First Computer Programmer?

  1. Charles Babbage

  2. Dennis Ritchie

  3. Ada Lovelace

  4. Jean Bartic
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Explanation

Ada Lovelace is recognized as the first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in the 1840s. She wrote what is considered the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine, making her the pioneer of programming. Charles Babbage designed the computer hardware, but Lovelace created the software concept.

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