
100 Things to Know About Numbers, Computers & Coding
$21.84
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2018
Summary
Decode the World: 100 Mind-Blowing Facts About Numbers, Computers & Coding
Did you know there’s a single spot on your brain that recognizes numbers? Or that the first computer bugs were actual insects and that most of the internet is under water? This fascinating book is filled with 100 surprising facts and bright, infographic illustrations. Includes a glossary and index to help you learn even more.
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781474942997 |
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ISBN-10: | 1474942997 |
Series: | 100 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT |
Author: | Alice James, Eddie Reynolds, Minna Lacey, Rose Hall, Federico Mariani, Parko Polo, Shaw Nielsen |
Publisher: | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
Imprint: | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 128 |
Release Date: | 31 October 2018 |
Weight: | 530g |
Dimensions: | 247mm x 177mm x 17mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Coding and computing are subjects normally difficult to make entertaining, so the authors have cleverly turned them into narratives, making the topics engaging with these little stories you can just dip in and out of. They’re the perfect size, too, so you really feel like returning again and again. * Royal Society Prize Judge *There is enough in it to build a lesson a day for almost an entire school year and that doesn’t include the offshoot investigations that would take you off on a tangent! I can envisage those eight-year-olds of 30 years ago pouring over it! * Barbara Braxton, Librarian *
About The Author
Alice James
Alice James (Author) Alice James joined Usborne after working in primary schools. She loves science, and over the years has lived with chimps, spent a month in the rainforest, studied Biology at Oxford University, and grown 200 carnivorous plants (not necessarily in that order). At Usborne Alice has worked on books on all kinds of science topics, from space to energy to the periodic table.
Eddie Reynolds (Author) Eddie joined Usborne Publishing in 2017. Before that, he studied German and French at Cambridge University, then moved to Berlin after teaching Ancient History at a school in Guangzhou, China. Now back in the UK, he writes books about all sorts, including computers, maps and engineering.
Minna Lacey (Author) Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. She studied Maths and Philosophy at university and previously worked as a journalist and illustrator in London, Bogota and New York. In her spare time, she loves writing stories, drawing and playing the guitar.
Rose Hall (Author) Rose grew up in Northumberland, studied Physiology at Oxford and looked after orphaned orangutans for a bit. She worked in the charity sector for ten years, writing about issues from renewable energy, to the safety of workers in Bangladesh. For Usborne, she’s written books about engineering, business, computers and the environment.
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