ナイチンゲールとエイダの意外な接点
白衣の天使こと、フローレンス・ナイチンゲールと、史上初のプログラマ(と言われることの多い)オーガスタ・エイダ・バイロン。
一見、共通点の無い彼女たちだが、偶然、二人がとても近い年代だということに気がついた。
エイダが「コンピュータの祖」バベッジと運命の出会いをした17歳。
そのとき、ナイチンゲールは13歳。
うわっ、いかにもライトノベルに書かれそうなネタだ!!
二人は、どちらも「イギリス人」で「裕福な上流階級」の出身だ。
そしてもうひとつ、意外な共通点がある。
数学的才能だ。
詩人の父からは洞察力を、数学者の母からロジカルな思考力を受け継ぎ、19世紀でコンピュータの本質を見抜いたエイダ。
一方ナイチンゲールは、統計の分野でも多くの業績を残し、Wikipediaには「統計学者」と書かれている。ちょっと意外。
歴史の中で、二人に接点はあったんだろうか。そんなことを考えたりする。
もうひとり、イギリス人で裕福な上流階級で、数学に縁が深い女性に、アリス・リデルがいるが、彼女が生まれるのは、もう少し未来になる。
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