Machines That Think! Don Brown

Machines That Think!

Author: Don Brown
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Book Title
Machines That Think!
Author
Don Brown
ISBN
9781419740985
Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in the second book of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series Machines That Think explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Machines That Think includes fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, and Bill Gates. From the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity. Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true. Also available: Rocket to the Moon Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Don BrownPublisher: Amulet BooksPublished: 04/28/2020ISBN: 9781419740985Pages: 128Weight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.60dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020 pg. 94School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 94Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in the second book of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series

Machines That Think explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Machines That Think includes fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, and Bill Gates. From the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity.

Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.

Also available: Rocket to the Moon


Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: 04/28/2020
ISBN: 9781419740985
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020 pg. 94
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in the second book of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series

Machines That Think explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon. Machines That Think includes fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, and Bill Gates. From the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity.

Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.

Also available: Rocket to the Moon


Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: 04/28/2020
ISBN: 9781419740985
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020 pg. 94
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020