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In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain capital of analytical labour in one particular line, but this is in order that the engine may bring us in a much larger return in another line.
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"In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain capital of analytical labour in one particular line, but this is in order that the engine may bring us in a much larger return in another line."
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In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain capital of analytical labour in one particular line, but this is in order that the engine may bring us in a much larger return in another line. — Ada Lovelace

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Ada Lovelace was a Mathematician from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1815–1852).

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Who said "In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain…"?
This quote is attributed to Ada Lovelace, a Mathematician from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Ada Lovelace lived from 1815 – 1852.