Father of Computer
Charles Babbage
(1797 – 1871)
Charles Babbage was a famous mathematician and inventor from England.
He is known as the Father of Computers because he designed the first mechanical computer.
Why is he called the Father of Computer?
He created the idea of a machine that could calculate and process data automatically.
This idea is the foundation of modern computers.
Mother of Computer
Ada Lovelace
(1815 – 1852)
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer who is remembered as the world’s first computer programmer. She worked with Charles Babbage, who invented the concept of the Analytical Engine, an early mechanical general-purpose computer.
Why is he called the Mother of Computer?
Ada Lovelace is called the “Mother of Computer Programming” because she was the first person to write a program (algorithm) for a computer, even before computers were actually built.
