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Mary Anning <br>was a British fossil-hunter born on <br>21st May 1799 in Dorset, UK.

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Her <br>family was very poor, so she didn’t <br>go to school.

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Instead, Mary <br>learned to read, write and draw <br>by herself.

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She enjoyed walking <br>along the coast and searching for <br>seashells and fossils with her <br>brother and her dog.

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When she <br>was 12, Mary and her brother <br>discovered a prehistoric sea <br>creature - an ichthyosaur.

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She also <br>discovered other creatures such as <br>a plesiosaur and a dimorphodon.

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<br>Her amazing discoveries helped <br>scientists and historians around the <br>world learn about the past.

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However, <br>Mary Anning didn’t become famous <br>until after she died on 9th March 1847.

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The following tongue-twister came from a song about <br>Mary Anning:

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‘She sells seashells by the sea shore.

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The <br>shells she sells are seashells I’m sure.

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So if she sells seashells <br>on the seashore.

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Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.’

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<br>Can you say this tricky tongue-twister?

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Ada Lovelace <br>was a British mathematician.

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<br>She was born in London, UK on <br>10th December 1815 and was <br>the daughter of the famous <br>poet, Lord Byron.

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Lovelace <br>studied Mathematics and <br>Science as a child.

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She later <br>wrote the first programs for <br>computers.

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However, people <br>didn’t recognise her work at the <br>time.

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Lovelace died on 27th <br>November 1852.

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Today, people <br>call her the world’s first <br>computer programmer and <br>some computer programs still <br>use her work.

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In fact, countries <br>around the world celebrate Ada <br>Lovelace Day in October every <br>year!

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At the age of 12, after studying birds, Ada <br>Lovelace drew plans for a flying machine!