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by Don Brown

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Award-winning author/illustrator Don Brown explores computers and technology in this exciting installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World graphic novel 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.

It includes fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, 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.

Big Ideas That Changed the World series:
Rocket to the Moon! (#1)
Machines That Think! (#2)
A Shot in the Arm! (#3)
We the People! (#4)
All Charged Up! (#5)

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  • Title Machines That Think!
  • Author Don Brown
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Abrams Fanfare
  • Publication date 2020-04-28
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781419740985 / 1419740989
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.6 in (20.57 x 14.73 x 1.52 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 970
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
  • Library of Congress subjects Artificial intelligence, Autonomous robots
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2019024631
  • Dewey Decimal Code 006.3

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Citations

  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 03/01/2020, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2020, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2020, Page 94

About the author

Don Brown is the author and illustrator of many picture books and has been awarded both the Robert F. Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus Award. He lives in Merrick, New York.
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