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How to Speak Machine: Computational Thinking for the Rest of Us

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by Maeda, John

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Visionary designer and technologist Maeda defines the fundamental laws of how computers think, and why readers should care even if you aren't a programmer. This text provides a coherent framework for today's product designers, business leaders, and policymakers to grasp this brave new world.

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  • Title How to Speak Machine: Computational Thinking for the Rest of Us
  • Author Maeda, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Portfolio
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR011551630
  • ISBN 9780399564420 / 039956442X
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 14.73 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Computer algorithms, Machine theory
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.1

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  • Booklist, 10/15/2019, Page 8
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/14/2019, Page 0

About the author

John Maeda is an American technologist, designer, engineer, artist, investor, author, and teacher. He is currently VP of design and artificial intelligence at Microsoft. Previously he has held positions with Publicis Sapient, the technology marketing and delivery arm of Publiciis, Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. He also led research at the MIT Media Lab, and served as president of the Rhode Island School of Design. Named as one of the 75 most influential people of the 21st Century by Esquire, Maeda draws on his diverse background as an MIT-trained engineer, award-winning designer, and executive leader to bring people and ideas together at scale. He is the author of several celebrated books, including The Laws of Simplicity and Redesigning Leadership. He has appeared as a speaker all over the world, from Davos to Beijing to So Paulo to New York, and his talks for TED.com have received millions of views. He was born, raised, and lives in the United States of America.