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The Magic of Code by Samuel Arbesman

The Magic of Code is all about the wonders and weirdness of computation, viewing computing as a humanistic liberal art that touches on everything from language and philosophy to biology and how we think. Download a sample of the book here: Download PDF Excerpt For more on the book, please go here.

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