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The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace by Kamala Sankaram & Rob Handel


  • The Edge Theater 5451 North Broadway Chicago, IL, 60640 United States (map)

Angela will perform the role of Harriet Beecher Stowe in Kamala Sankaram and Rob Handel’s The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace with Third Eye Theatre Ensemble at the Edge Theater as part of a double bill celebrating women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

Ada, Countess of Lovelace and Lord Byron's daughter, has been asked to help Charles Babbage with his work on the Difference Engine. Can she pursue her love of mathematics while upholding her reputation?How much further would our society be if we removed barriers, rather than constructed them? In this double bill we celebrate the lives of Ada Lovelace and Lois Graham, two remarkable women who broke past gender barriers to change the course of history in mathematics and engineering. Their dedication paved the path for our scientific and societal advances. When barriers exist in access to education, what do we miss as a society? Who could we have been? After all, "the future will not care what kind of body housed that mind."

Earlier Event: September 17
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Later Event: September 2
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