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Which of the following did Ada Lovelace NOT predict almost 200 years ago that computers one day would be used for?

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To play games on

Explanation

In 1834 Ada Byron (Lovelace) heard about Charles Babbage's idea of "The Analytical Engine". She was inspired by the idea and therefore wrote down a plan for how the machine could make calculations. This plan is now considered to be the world's first computer program. In an article in 1843, Byron actually predicted that such a calculator could be used in the future to compose music, to make graphics and for both scientific and practical use. She got right, but died only 36 years old.

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36% correct 76 correct · 135 incorrect

Question added 2013-02-09