I thought to share this with the group. Ada Lovelace is acknowledged
as the world's first computer programmer, having tailored an algorithm
to compute the Bernoulli numbers for a theoretical machine named the
Babbage Analytical Engine. The Ada programming language was named
after Ada Lovelace.
This article below posted on Dr. Dobb's Journal discusses Ada Lovelace
Day. It seems like a pretty cool idea:
http://www.drdobbs.com/events/223100631?cid=RSSfeed_DDJ_All