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Robin caught up with the author of the multi-award winning The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, Sydney Padua. Backstage at BAHFest they chat about creating the steampunk graphic novel, maths, Mad magazine, cheese, comics and a whole lot more! Support the show at patreon.com/bookshambles. Not only are there some great rewards, but you'll also ensure the show keeps on keeping on!

Robin caught up with the author of the multi-award winning The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, Sydney Padua. Backstage at BAHFest they chat about creating the steampunk graphic novel, maths, Mad magazine, cheese, comics and a whole lot more! Support the show at <a href="http://patreon.com/bookshambles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/bookshambles</a>. Not only are there some great rewards, but you'll also ensure the show keeps on keeping on!

Sydney Padua - Author Extra

A century before the first electronic computers, there was the Analytical Engine, a giant, coal-powered mechanical brain. Sounds like a steampunk fantasy, but it was the real deal: a general-purpose computer capable not only of number-crunching but also logical operations. Not even its inventor, the brilliant and eccentric Victorian-era mathematician Charles Babbage, grasped its full potential. It was his friend and fellow visionary Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, who had that critical insight.Alas, though worked out in painstaking detail by Babbage, the Analytical Engine was never built. But now it's been drawn – at least parts of it – by the illustrator and animator Sydney Padua. Sydney's new book, "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer," mixes comics, explanatory footnotes, historical documentation and some wonderful cartoon diagrams. It's a funny and absorbing portrait of one of history's great intellectual partnerships – and the magnificent machine that brought them together.

A century before the first electronic computers, there was the Analytical Engine, a giant, coal-powered mechanical brain. Sounds like a steampunk fantasy, but it was the real deal: a general-purpose computer capable not only of number-crunching but also logical operations. Not even its inventor, the brilliant and eccentric Victorian-era mathematician Charles Babbage, grasped its full potential. It was his friend and fellow visionary Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, who had that critical insight. Alas, though worked out in painstaking detail by Babbage, the Analytical Engine was never built. But now it's been drawn – at least parts of it – by the illustrator and animator Sydney Padua. Sydney's new book, "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer," mixes comics, explanatory footnotes, historical documentation and some wonderful cartoon diagrams. It's a funny and absorbing portrait of one of history's great intellectual partnerships – and the magnificent machine that brought them together.

Writer-Illustrator Sydney Padua: Babbage, Lovelace and the First Computer

Calvin interviews Sydney Padua about 'The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage' (Pantheon), her new work of creative comics nonfiction based on the lives of 19th century polymaths Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage.

More To Come 148: Sydney Padua Interview

We chatted with artist Sydney Padua this week. Sydney's animated creations appear in loads of blockbuster movies, but she's a star of the small screen too - you might have seen her extremely funny web comic Babbage and Lovelace doing the rounds lately. With Ada Lovelace Day coming up very soon, Sydney tells us about the great lady herself, her struggles and achievements, and her unique relationship with Difference Engine-inventing eccentric Charles Babbage. Sydney even drew some stunning designs on inlay cards for our tape sale, and we're offering those at a slight premium over on the tapes page. You'd better get in fast though, she only did a handful! Meanwhile Dave brings us treats we can eat from India, and treats we can play from 1995, and there are exclusive sounds from inside your hosts' fridges. Ada Lovelace Day is the 24th of March; support the cause by writing a blog post about a woman who has inspired your interest in science or tech. Let's all write about Sydney and freak her out.  More links: Sydney's website | Babbage and Lovelace web comic | Sydney on Twitter | Ada Lovelace | Charles Babbage | "Finding Ada" website for Ada Lovelace Day | Article about AL day | A video we made of Sydney during the interview | Lights Out (Wikipedia) | ...and Lights Out (photo of what we played with)

We chatted with artist <a href="http://sydneypadua.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sydney Padua</a> this week. Sydney's animated creations appear in loads of blockbuster movies, but she's a star of the small screen too - you might have seen her extremely funny web comic <a href="http://2dgoggles.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Babbage and Lovelace</a> doing the rounds lately. With <a href="http://findingada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ada Lovelace Day</a> coming up very soon, Sydney tells us about the great lady herself, her struggles and achievements, and her unique relationship with Difference Engine-inventing eccentric Charles Babbage. Sydney even drew some <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rooreynolds/4422709481/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stunning designs</a> on inlay cards for our tape sale, and we're offering those at a slight premium <a href="http://shiftrunstop.co.uk/buy-tapes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">over on the tapes page</a>. You'd better get in fast though, she only did a handful! Meanwhile <a href="http://www.snackspot.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dave</a> brings us treats we can eat from India, and treats we can play from 1995, and there are exclusive sounds from inside your hosts' fridges. <a href="http://findingada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ada Lovelace Day</a> is the 24th of March; support the cause by writing a blog post about a woman who has inspired your interest in science or tech. Let's all write about Sydney and freak her out. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rooreynolds/4422709481/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> More links: <a href="http://www.sydneypadua.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sydney's website</a> | <a href="http://www.2dgoggles.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Babbage and Lovelace</a> web comic | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sydneypadua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sydney on Twitter</a> | <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ada Lovelace</a> | <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_babbage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Babbage</a> | <a href="http://findingada.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Finding Ada" website for Ada Lovelace Day</a> | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/24/ada-lovelace-day" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article about AL day</a> | <a href="http://vimeo.com/10019717" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A video we made of Sydney</a> during the interview | <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_Out_(game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lights Out</a> (Wikipedia) | ...and <a href="http://www.edcourtenay.co.uk/content/binary/lightsOutHandheld.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lights Out</a> (photo of what we played with)