Now there is something REALLY exciting happening…Film maker Rosemarie Reed is making a feature length film about Ada entitled “Byron and Babbage: A Calculating Story.”

Blogger SUW at findingada.com writes, ‘The film will be based on Ada’s letters and is, as Rosemarie describes it, “a documentary with some dramatic readings”.’  PBS National is planning on distributing this film about the first computer programmer (isin’t it great that she’s a WOMAN computer programmer!).

Now Ms. Reed is looking for people to spread the word. She needs people who are “willing to help publicize the film, be a part of the interactive website, perhaps show the film, or contribute in any other way.”
(http://findingada.com/blog/2009/10/05/byron-and-babbage-a-calculating-story/)

‘Rosemarie says, “I need letters from people stating how important a film like Ada is and how they, through their networks, can help to publicize the film. It would be great if the women have organizations they work or belong to. If they are software developers or computer experts, this would be great. It would be best if they were Americans, as the NSF (National Science Foundation) is American.”’
(http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/05/ada-lovelace-biopic.html)

This would be something wonderful to show at a Girl Geek Dinner in your area or any other gathering of Geeks. I, for one, will be sharing this at my Nashville Geek Breakfast on October 22^nd.

Letters should be sent by the end of October to:

Rosemarie Reed
On the Road Productions International, Inc.
310 Greenwich Street, 21F
New York, NY 10013

Amelia in front of the Babbage Difference Engine

If you have a color printer at home and want to make some there (that way it is not too expensive – download the color version and print on white paper.

She’s Geeky Color 4 on 8.5×11
She’s Geeky Color 8 on 8.5×11

If you want to make a lot of them – to hand out at something like MacWorld or CES or tech context of your choice – download the black and white version and print on pink, the brighter the better, paper.

She’s Geeky B&W 4 on 8.5×11
She’s Geeky B&W 8 on 8.5×11