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Sydney Padua

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Sydney Padua is an animator, story artist, and tiresome bore working mostly in visual effects in London. She started drawing comics by accident and is still trying to figure out how to stop. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage is a monstrous perversion of nature, viewable by horrified bystanders at http://www.2dgoggles.com. ...more

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I absolutely loved The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage! I never knew I needed it in my life until now. Is there going to be a second book?
Sydney Padua Hi! There will probably be another book, but it might be a while.. in the meantime there was a whole story we left out of the book because it was way …moreHi! There will probably be another book, but it might be a while.. in the meantime there was a whole story we left out of the book because it was way too long, Lovelace and Babbage vs The Organist- you can still read the rough version online here: http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/love... (less)
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What is your educational background? I'm terribly impressed with your knowledge of mathematics, though most of what you wrote in the book went right over my head :).
Sydney Padua Heh, I have a degree in Theatre History for what it's worth (which is not much..). I'm more of a math aficionado!…moreHeh, I have a degree in Theatre History for what it's worth (which is not much..). I'm more of a math aficionado!(less)
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Ada Lovelace Day 2017!

Gooood morning, it’s Ada Lovelace Day! This comic started on Ada Lovelace Day 2009 so every year I celebrate/mourn/as myself “what happened there?” with.. gifs! Feel free to share! In a couple of gif sizes for all your gif needs!


 


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(Good job I’m not looking for 2d animation work for lo these many years…)


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“On the far left is Jane Austen, who of course died in 1817 in our inferior universe. In the pocket universe, she lives to ninety-five and writes dozens of bestselling masterpieces and makes a mint and lives happily ever after.”
― Sydney Padua, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
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“The first woman known to have worked as a computer in England was Mary Edwards, who calculated astronomical positions for the Board of Longitude in the 1770s.”
― Sydney Padua, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
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