What was the name of the famous woman mathematician who's name was
used to honor a software programming language at the U.S. Department
of Defense? and what is the name of the program language?

gammie1224..

Thanks for your question.  The woman you are referring to was Lady
Augusta Ada Byron, the daughter of poet Lord Byron.  She is considered
the first computer programmer in that she developed the use of binary
numbers.  The language that was developed by the Department of Defense
was known as ADA and was developed in 1979.

For a biographical sketch of Byron, visit
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/Files/ada-bio.html

For information on ADA, visit http://www.adahome.com/

Thanks again for your question and I hope the above information has
been helpful.  If you need any additional clarification, please let me
know prior to rating my answer.

Regards,

-THV

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References:
Stories of Women with Jobs in Technology
http://mason.gmu.edu/~jpassar1/page2.html

Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/57557.html

A fascinating aspect of Ada Lovelace's life is that by virtue of
pawning the Byron family jewels, she helped finance the various
projects of Charles Babbage - arguably the inventor of the digital
computer, albeit mechanical.  He completed his "Difference Engine",
which used the method of finite differences to calculate polynomial
equations, but never completed his masterpiece "analytical engine". 
It is for this that Ada wrote the first programme.  This machine was
to be programmed with punched cards and it was envisioned that it
would produce typeset output.  Although Babbage was responsible for
fostering huge advances in mechanical engineering in the mid 19th
century (his chief engineer was Whitworth), the scope of his vision
surpassed the capacity of the technology of the day.
He is a fascinating and colourful figure from the history of
computing.

Hi, Xarqi

Yes, fascinating stuff.

I shall have to find out more about this couple.

Many thanks for bringing it to my attention.

KR
Bryan