One of the mathematicians that I celebrate for her achievements is Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1832). Despite her short life (with death due to uterine cancer) Lovelace did important work on the development of computers (in her time called analytical engines).
Here is a link to a fascinating documentary, "Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing -- 2015," about the life of Ada. Thinking about Ada and exploring mathy poems led me to the collection Against Infinity (on my bookshelf) and to the following poem:
Zero by Harriet Zinnes (1919-2019)
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