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Who Invented the Computer?
Jane Smiley has written a facinating account of the early history of computer developments. While she has focused on the story of John Atansoff, the whole history of these early inventors, particularly in US, is interwoven. She does an excellent job of portraying the various personalities for each of them are real “characters”.This book does […]
Posted: June 16th, 2011 under Books.
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Last Call – The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Daniel Okrent’s Last Call, The Rise and Fall of Prohibition is not an easy read. However, it is well worth the effort and the reader will be rewarded with a new perspective on an era of American history that shaped many of today’s institutions. The diifculty with Last Call is not with Okrent’s style or […]
Posted: June 2nd, 2011 under Books.
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Proofiness – using bogus mathematical arguments
Proofiness is a particularly enlightening book and a must read for any discerning citizen in our democracy. As author Charles Seife explains, proofiness is the art of using bogus mathematical arguments. This book is a virtual catalog of bogus argument techniques. All having the common thread of using numbers of some sort for support.Seife takes […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2011 under Books.
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