2015 selection · Graphic novels

The Thrilling Adventures Of Lovelace And Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story Of The First Computer

The Thrilling Adventures Of Lovelace And Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story Of The First Computer by Sydney Padua appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around comics & graphic novels, historical fiction, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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comics & graphic novelshistorical fictioneye-opening readsit’s all geek to mefor history lovers

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