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Give young readers the gift of knowledge, with this beautifully illustrated, inspirational, and accessible book. Discover how scientific ideas can be harnessed to create computer programs that make our lives easier, help us to work more efficiently, and fill our leisure time with fun. Explore key ideas in computer science such as algorithms, graphics, networking, and intelligent systems. See how software has developed from its earliest days, and what computer scientists of the future may achieve. In this series, big new concepts pop off the page, thanks to vibrant diagrams and an engaging, energetic prose style. Kids will relish sharing them with friends and family! Discover a new way of looking at the world with this wide-ranging celebration of the subject of computer science. A great gift for readers aged 8-12.

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Chris Oxlade is an experienced author of information books for children. He has written more than two hundred titles on science, technology, sports and hobbies. He studied engineering at university before becoming an author. He lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire with his wife, children and dogs. Most of his spare hours are spent hill running, sailing and trying to keep track of ever-changing technology. Nik Neves is a Brazilian graphic artist, illustrator and comic author closely related to his own travel experience, from illustrated maps, sketchbooks, comics, visual diaries and music. Nik regularly contributes to publications and clients worldwide, such as Moët-Hennessy, Lonely Planet, Google, Facebook, National Geographic, and Arte Magazin. Chosen as one of the ten best illustrators of Latin America by AI-AP, his work has been selected by Communication Arts, 3×3, Society of Illustrators, and American Illustration in recent years. Nik Neves lives and works in Berlin.

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