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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/bloo...
[1]: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/byron-was-one-few-...
> [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
The Rest is History podcast is currently airing a multi-part series on Byron:
* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE6nBbFEqkg...
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-an...
"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/1507504361093...
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
Sci-Fi, but what's the second?
Vampire fiction. Polidori's[1] The Vampyre[2] is widely regarded as the seminal story about vampires.
Funny thing it was the two “unknowns” (compared to superstars Byron and Shelley) who created groundbreaking works.