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Harry N. Abrams, 2020-28-04

Machines That Think!

Machines That Think!

Big Ideas That Changed the World

Don Brown, Author

Hardcover

9781419740985

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"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. Included are fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Måusåa al-Khwåarizmåi, Ada Lovelace, and Bill Gates. From the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity"--
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Through vibrant graphics and storytelling, this title highlights human creativity and determination across ages. It celebrates curiosity, innovation, and problem-solving—showing how bold ideas have shaped what machines can do.

Keywords and Themes: Accomplishment • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers • Creativity • Discovery • General • History • History of Science • Ingenuity • Initiative • Inspiration • Intelligence • Inventions • Juvenile Nonfiction • Perseverance • Problem-Solving • Science & Nature • Technology

Readability • 6.5

Age Range • 8-11

Pages • 128

Subjects • Electronic computers • History • Autonomous robots • Artificial intelligence

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Science & Nature • Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History • Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions • Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | History of Science

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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