Quote by Sam Maggs Download Open image ““Ada (whom Babbage adorably called the “Enchantress of Numbers” and “Lady Fairy”)”” — Sam Maggs ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Desiderata was a kindly soul. Fairy godmothers develop a very deep understanding about human nature, which makes the good ones kind and the bad… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Numbers have no hidden meanings, you say. But it is the hidden meanings in words that make them so wonderful.” — Simon Mawer Copy Share Image
“Numbers are a lot like people. They each have a story. They interact with one another. They entertain. They inform. They deceive. They can… — Lee Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Our lives teem with numbers, but we sometimes forget that numberss are only tools. They have no soul; they may indeed become fetishes.” — Peter L. Bernstein Copy Share Image
“Think of every fairy-tale villainess you've ever heard of. Think of the wicked witches, the evil queens, the mad enchantresses. Think of the alluring… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Think of every fairy-tale villainess you've ever heard of. Think of the wicked witches, the evil queens, the mad enchantresses. Think of the alluring… — Jim Butcher Copy Share Image
“Ever since Eliza had discovered the book of fairy tales . . . had disappeared inside its faded pages, she'd understood the power of… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
I have often admired the mystical way of Pythagoras, and the secret magick of numbers. — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
“In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected." ( Frauds on… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Real fairies from the Kingdom of Adas. Tall, slender green pixies with shimmering wings and black, almond-shaped eyes.” — Zoraida Córdova Copy Share Image
“Madame d'Aulnoy is the true mother of the modern fairy tale. She invented the modern Court of Fairyland, with its manners, its fairies, its… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“She started life with a number, not a name. Class: S, No. 13295. She has them memorized by rote, though nobody ever calls her… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“It’s time to shake off the bogus fear that pursuing any interest that falls outside the traditionally “feminine”—say, working in a STEM field, exploring… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“The CIA might be a good ol’ boy network, but in my opinion HUMINT (human intelligence) is largely a woman’s world.” — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“Highly educated and openly bisexual, Elvira had twice the brains of everyone around her and was consistently bored with a life that didn’t offer… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“First, though, we have to get the stories of these women out into the world. Because representation matters. And we ladies need real inspiration… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“f you love science and equality but hate leprosy (and who doesn’t?), Alice Ball is 100 percent your kind of gal.” — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“Using their unique skill sets (photographic memories, encrypting, forging, pretending to enjoy being in public with a bunch of people when they’d really rather… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“A seventh-century Coptic bishop would later describe her as “devoted at all times to magic, astrolabes and instruments of music” who “beguiled many people… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“When many others blamed the eclipse phenomenon on supernatural events, Zhenyi wrote back, “Actually, it’s definitely because of the moon.” (Direct quote!) All” — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“In this kind of social climate, it’s easy to grow up thinking that women don’t get involved in tech or science or medicine or… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“After being approached at his mother’s funeral by a man who told him that Mary had “single-handedly saved America’s space program…and nobody knows it… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image
“Ada’s mother, Anne, was a mathematician in her own right, and despite Lord Byron praising Anne as the “Princess of Parallelograms,” the two had… — Sam Maggs Copy Share Image