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On Monday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, attend a free staged reading of Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson, presented by Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences and the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soul mate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge—a world she might not live to see. A music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age. Register via the ticket link or by calling the Shakespeare Theatre Company Box Office at (202) 547-1122.
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National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Ave NW
Washington DC 20418, USA
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