The following is an excerpt from Sydney Padua's graphic novel The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage. Tune in to SciFri on Friday, April 24, to hear Padua talk more about her work.
Excerpted from The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua. Copyright © 2015 by Sydney Padua. Excerpted by permission of Pantheon Books, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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