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Eisner Awards Nominee!! Best New Graphic Work and Best Writer\/Artist!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAn audaciously imagined alternate history of the invention of the computer . . . . Like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, readers can get lost in the explosion of imagery and overwhelming notes that document the history that never was. A prodigious feat of historically based fantasy that engages on a number of levels.” “…a must-have for anyone who enjoys getting lost in a story as brilliant in execution as conception… permeated by delightful illustrations, obsessive foot- and endnotes, and a spirit of genuine inventiveness, it\u2019s an early candidate for the year\u2019s best.” Over 6 months on the New York Times Bestseller list!\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Winner of the British Society for the History of Mathematics Neumann Prize, the British Book Design Award, and finalist for Goodreads Best Graphic Novel!<\/strong> Meet two of Victorian London’s greatest geniuses\u2026 Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron:\u00a0mathematician,\u00a0gambler, and proto-programmer, whose writings contained the first ever appearance of general computing theory, a hundred years before an actual computer was built. And \u00a0Charles Babbage, eccentric inventor of the Difference Engine, an enormous clockwork calculating machine that would have been the first computer, if he had ever finished it.<\/p>\n But what if things had been different?\u00a0The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<\/i>\u00a0presents a delightful alternate reality in which Lovelace and Babbage\u00a0do\u00a0<\/i>build the Difference Engine and use it to create runaway economic models, battle the scourge of spelling errors, explore the wider realms of mathematics and, of course, fight crime. Complete with\u00a0historical curiosities, extensive footnotes and never-before-seen diagrams of Babbage\u2019s mechanical, steam-powered computer, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<\/em> is wonderfully whimsical, utterly unusual, and,\u00a0above all, entirely irresistible.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be fooled by the word \u2018comic.\u2019 Sydney Padua tells a story that is tender, passionate, and true.\u201d \u00a0— James Gleick, author of The Information<\/em> and Chaos<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ORDER AT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSHOP<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My new favourite book. It has everything. Byron, maths, imaginary computers, emotion (Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive)<\/p>\n The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<\/i> is a piece of pure love and genius (Lucy Mangan)<\/p>\n “…the wittiest, best-researched and most original tribute yet paid to the achievements of Lord Byron\u2019s brilliant, tearaway and tragically short-lived child, Ada Lovelace….What she\u2019s done here, in a book that ought to be ordered in triplicate by every school in the land, is to give another nudge up the literary ladder to a genre that still […] produces the sneering dismissal from some that serious readers don\u2019t stoop to \u2018comic books\u2019.” – Miranda Seymour, Literary Review<\/a><\/p>\n …much of the book seems to breathe the\u00a0air of Wonderland \u2013 just as Wonderland itself breathes the air of algebraic mathematics…In short, this is an utter joy, but also, to hazard a semi-educated opinion, mathematically sound…Padua has done her research: she has teased out the connections between Babbage, Lovelace and what would seem to be the whole of Victorian culture and society \u2013 and done so in a\u00a0way that appears almost effortless on the page, her light, easy graphic style an excellent vehicle not only for deep and complex thought, but for excellent, and sometimes excellently corny, jokes. This is a\u00a0book to reread, not just read. – Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian Paperback\u00a0of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n A rip-roaring caper engulfed in footnotes of quotes, quips and illuminating asides… the book does more than simply celebrate the genius of the first computer programmer, it encourages us to turn our imagination to technology – just as Lovelace did. And that’s an inspiration to us all (Nicola Davis Observer Tech Monthly<\/i>)<\/p>\n Wonderfully funny, brilliantly smart and delightfully unhinged (Steven Hall, author of The Raw Shark Texts)<\/p>\n This is history as I wish it was: bright, caring and full of zing… This is a book about the creative process and the creative mind, with its fancies and magpie distractability, its excitements and sloughs of despond… It is full of life. Go. Get it (Nick Harkaway, author of Tigerman<\/a>)<\/p>\n The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<\/i> is learned, clever, funny, and above all very silly in the best sense of the word. – (Charles Petzold<\/a>, author of Code and The Annotated Turing)<\/p>\n Whether you’re a lover of science, history, graphic novels or, like me, all three, you’re guaranteed to fall in love with this smart and hilarious series of comics. It’s beautifully drawn, with gloriously goofy panels that crackle with energy… A unique, fun and totally addictive graphic novel, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<\/i> is a must-read for any self-respecting geek out there (Michael Edwards Scotcampus<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n A book that makes you a lot smarter as it makes you laugh (Washington Post<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n Sydney Padua’s new book is definitely “Yowza!” material. Considering that its subject is math – math and the history of the computer – it may deserve a “Yowza!” and a half. By spotlighting two controversial, charismatic people who laid the earliest foundations for the computer revolution, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage<\/i> transforms punch cards and little brass cogs into the stuff of legend (Etelka Lehoczky NPR<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n A heady mix of alternative history, adventure and lots and lots of footnotes… Padua blends fanciful situations, mathematical truths and a heap of historical facts to create an outlandish, enlightening tale (Discover<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n Beautifully drawn… unique; a tome that is brimming with an astounding amount of visual and cerebral humour that, as you read it, you can almost feel your own mind expanding to the point that you might, just might win a verbal sparring contest against Oscar Wilde (Starburst magazine<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n Sydney Padua’s impeccably researched, yet playfully imagined graphic biography is a treat for history buffs and graphic novel lovers alike… With fantastically detailed art, footnotes and diagrams of Babbage’s steam-powered computer, this is a whimsical graphic account like no other (BookPage<\/i><\/a>)<\/p>\n![\"LovelaceandBabbagemockup\"](\"http:\/\/sydneypadua.com\/homepagetest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LovelaceandBabbagemockup-e1420927216954.png\")
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