A pioneer in my field, I changed perceptions but remained largely unrecognized. Who am I?
Category: History · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider a woman known as the first computer programmer.
Answer
Ada Lovelace
Explanation
Ada Lovelace is credited with writing the first algorithm intended for a machine.
This is a hard history riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Ada Lovelace.
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