first computer program

The first computer program is generally credited to Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician, who worked with Charles Babbage on his design for a mechanical computer called the Analytical Engine in the 1840s. Lovelace wrote an algorithm intended for the machine to calculate Bernoulli numbers, making her the world's first computer programmer. Her work demonstrated the potential of computers to go beyond simple calculations, laying the foundation for future programming concepts. Lovelace envisioned machines that could manipulate symbols, which is a precursor to modern computer programming.