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On the 200th anniversary of Byron's death, two new books

36 points by lermontov 3y ago

gabrielsroka 3y ago
> [Byron's] daughter, Ada [born 1815], who would become the mathematician Ada Lovelace, a pioneer in the development of the computer or, as she and Charles Babbage called it, “the analytical engine.” See also https://youtu.be/QgUVrzkQgds https://youtu.be/QgUVrzkQgds
eulgro 3y ago
https://archive.is/Vvoz9 https://archive.is/Vvoz9
- neonate 3y ago
  https://web.archive.org/web/20240421161623/https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/18/new-look-original-romanic-heartthrob-lord-byron/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240421161623/https://www.washi...
IHLayman 3y ago
One of the more interesting perspectives I gained about Lord Byron was when I learned of his support of the Luddites from reading the book Blood in the Machine[0], which I am surprised the posted article never mentioned once since it seemed to be a significant part of his fame, especially during his time in the House of Lords[1]. [0]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/ https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/bloo... [1]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/byron-was-one-few-prominent-defenders-luddites-180962248/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/byron-was-one-few-...
GolfPopper 3y ago
"If you ever feel bad about yourself, consider that three days trapped in a cabin with lord byron was enough to traumaspawn two distinct schools of supernatural horror story" https://nitter.privacydev.net/Sotherans/status/1507504361093619713 https://nitter.privacydev.net/Sotherans/status/1507504361093...
- zilti 3y ago
  Sci-Fi, but what's the second?
  - GolfPopper 3y ago
    Vampire fiction. Polidori's[1] The Vampyre[2] is widely regarded as the seminal story about vampires. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampyre#Influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampyre#Influence
    - bazoom42 3y ago
      Funny thing it was the two “unknowns” (compared to superstars Byron and Shelley) who created groundbreaking works.
- stevenwoo 3y ago
  It's a good joke but it was also the year without summer due to the Indonesian volcano eruption so the mood was going to be dark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer
Simon_ORourke 3y ago
They wouldn't leave the poor guy in peace either after he died, with his coffin opened by glorified peeping Tom's. https://flashbak.com/they-dug-up-lord-byrons-body-in-1938-and-were-shocked-by-the-size-of-his-dick-417510/ https://flashbak.com/they-dug-up-lord-byrons-body-in-1938-an...
throw0101b 3y ago
The Rest is History podcast is currently airing a multi-part series on Byron: * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE6nBbFEqkgIkNR1H1vDevJ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE6nBbFEqkg... * https://www.youtube.com/@restishistorypod/videos https://www.youtube.com/@restishistorypod/videos

36 points by lermontov 3y ago

> [Byron's] daughter, Ada [born 1815], who would become the mathematician Ada Lovelace, a pioneer in the development of the computer or, as she and Charles Babbage called it, “the analytical engine.” See also https://youtu.be/QgUVrzkQgds https://youtu.be/QgUVrzkQgds

eulgro 3y ago

https://archive.is/Vvoz9 https://archive.is/Vvoz9

neonate 3y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20240421161623/https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/18/new-look-original-romanic-heartthrob-lord-byron/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240421161623/https://www.washi...

IHLayman 3y ago

One of the more interesting perspectives I gained about Lord Byron was when I learned of his support of the Luddites from reading the book Blood in the Machine[0], which I am surprised the posted article never mentioned once since it seemed to be a significant part of his fame, especially during his time in the House of Lords[1]. [0]: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/blood-in-the-machine/9780316487740/ https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brian-merchant/bloo... [1]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/byron-was-one-few-prominent-defenders-luddites-180962248/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/byron-was-one-few-...

GolfPopper 3y ago

"If you ever feel bad about yourself, consider that three days trapped in a cabin with lord byron was enough to traumaspawn two distinct schools of supernatural horror story" https://nitter.privacydev.net/Sotherans/status/1507504361093619713 https://nitter.privacydev.net/Sotherans/status/1507504361093...

zilti 3y ago
Sci-Fi, but what's the second?
- GolfPopper 3y ago
  Vampire fiction. Polidori's[1] The Vampyre[2] is widely regarded as the seminal story about vampires. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Polidori 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampyre#Influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampyre#Influence
  - bazoom42 3y ago
    Funny thing it was the two “unknowns” (compared to superstars Byron and Shelley) who created groundbreaking works.
stevenwoo 3y ago
It's a good joke but it was also the year without summer due to the Indonesian volcano eruption so the mood was going to be dark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer

Simon_ORourke 3y ago

They wouldn't leave the poor guy in peace either after he died, with his coffin opened by glorified peeping Tom's. https://flashbak.com/they-dug-up-lord-byrons-body-in-1938-and-were-shocked-by-the-size-of-his-dick-417510/ https://flashbak.com/they-dug-up-lord-byrons-body-in-1938-an...

throw0101b 3y ago

The Rest is History podcast is currently airing a multi-part series on Byron: * https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE6nBbFEqkgIkNR1H1vDevJ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE6nBbFEqkg... * https://www.youtube.com/@restishistorypod/videos https://www.youtube.com/@restishistorypod/videos