![]() ![]() Her final step was to integrate steam with the ‘art of flying’.” ¹ She decided what equipment she would need for example, a compass, to “cut across the country by the most direct road” so that she could surmount mountains, rivers, and valleys. She decided to write a book, Flyology, illustrating, with plates, some of her findings. She examined the anatomy of birds to determine the right proportion between the wings and the body. She considered various materials for the wings: paper, oil silk, wires, and feathers. She investigated different material and sizes. Her first step, in February 1828, was to construct wings. “Ada Byron went about the project methodically, thoughtfully, with imagination and passion. By the age of twelve, she wanted to fly, but like other twelve-year-olds, her’s was not just wishful thinking but a scientific quest. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was born on December 1815, to Lord and Lady Byron in London. ![]()
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