Title: Out of Their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0387982698
ISBN 13: 9780387982694
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 1.09 pounds

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Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal interests. The latter half of our century has seen its own Renaissance--informations technology has changed irrevocable the way we live, work, and think about the world. We are fortunate, therefore, that the authors of Out of Their Minds have been able to talk so candidly with the founders of computer science....

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Dennis Shasha is a professor of computer science at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. His previous books include Database Tuning: A Principled Approach, and two mathematical detective stories, The Puzzling Adventures of Dr. Ecco, and Codes, Puzzles, and Conspiracy.

Cathy Lazere is a freelance writer who specializes in international corporate finance and technology. She has worked as an editor at McGraw-Hill and Business International, a division of the Economist Group. Ms. Lazere holds a B.A. from Yale and an M.B.A. from New York University.

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