Out of their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists
by Dennis Shasha, Cathy Lazere
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Author: Cathy Lazere, Dennis ShashaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-07-02
ISBN: 0387982698
Number of pages: 291
Publisher: Springer
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Book Review: Flashy an condescending
Summary: 3 Stars
The idea behind the book is great: to provide short biographies of fifteen great computer scientists. However the authors have done the usual thing in "popularization" books: they throw in jokes and they explain the technical details through silly metaphors. Perhaps they thought this would make the subject less dry, but I get the feeling this book is addressed to teenagers.
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