The crossword solutions for the term 'Mathematician Lovelace' is ADA. ADA Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, who is widely considered to be the first computer programmer. She was born in 1815 and worked closely with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine, a mechanical general-purpose computer. Lovelace wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine, which is considered to be the first computer program. She is now celebrated as a pioneer of computing and her work has been recognized as a major contribution to the development of modern computing.