Ada and the Clockwork Code (Amadeus John's Short Stories, #7)
Description
The extraordinary story of a girl who saw machines not just as metal and math?but as poetry.
Long before Ada Lovelace became the world's first computer programmer, she was a curious girl with greasy fingers, wild ideas, and a deep love for machines that ticked, whirred, and whizzed.
In Victorian London, where young girls were expected to dance and embroider, Ada dreamed of flying mechanical horses and coded contraptions. With a notebook full of ideas and a mind bursting with both logic and imagination, Ada wasn't afraid to ask: "What if a machine could think?"
Join Ada on her whimsical journey through invention, discovery, and determination as she meets the brilliant Charles Babbage and envisions a future powered by imagination?and algorithms.
🛠️ A beautifully told story of curiosity, courage, and coding, perfect for ages 5?10:
- Introduces young readers to Ada Lovelace in a fun, fictionalized way
- Celebrates the power of STEM + creativity
- Inspires girls and boys to explore, tinker, and imagine
- Ideal for bedtime reading, classroom STEM units, and history lovers alike
Because every great invention begins with a bold question... and a little bit of code.
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Person
Amadeus Johns is a storyteller, science enthusiast, and lifelong tinkerer who believes that imagination is the secret engine behind every great discovery. Passionate about turning real-life pioneers into page-turning adventures, Amadeus writes stories that blend fact with fantasy?reminding young readers that science can be magical, and magic can be logical.
When he's not writing about beetles, telescopes, or clockwork machines, Amadeus can be found sketching story ideas, exploring hidden bookshops, or trying (and usually failing) to fix old watches. Ada and the Clockwork Code is his celebration of curiosity, creativity, and the brilliant minds that change the world by daring to dream.
