computing for the radical Public

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a beginners guide to Cybernetics

see also computing lore

  1. The Tizard Mission: The Top-Secret Operation That Changed the Course of World War II by 

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  2. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by 

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  3. Broad Band by 

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    "The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha nerds and brogrammers. …

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  4. Mindstorms by 

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    available from MIT Media Lab Mindstorms highly recommend getting a physical copy

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  5. Computer Environments for Children by 

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    available from Cynthia Solomon's Github, logo things please check it out !!

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  6. Inventive Minds by , ,

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    available through MIT Open Access, Inventive Minds but also recommend getting a physical copy

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  7. The Tinkertoy Computer and Other Machinations by 

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  8. The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work by 

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    The Pattern on the Stone: The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work is a book by W. Daniel Hillis, published …

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    learn the inner workings of computers

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  9. How to Design Programs by 

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    This introduction to programming places computer science in the core of a liberal arts education. Unlike other introductory books, it …

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  10. Realm of Racket by , , , and 1 other

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    Discover the power of LISP. Learn a Scheme with games and fun comics !

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  11. Simply Scheme : Introducing Computer Science by ,

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    available on Brian Harvey's website at UC Berkeley. Check it out !!

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  12. The Little Schemer by 

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    The Little Schemer introduces computing as an extension of arithmetic and algebra ;things that everyone studies in grade school and …

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  13. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition by ,

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    Wizard Book n. Hal Abelson's, Jerry Sussman's and Julie Sussman's Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN …

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    available through MIT Open Access on the SICP website or as PDF

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  14. Turtle Geometry by ,

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    available through MIT Open Access, Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics

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  15. Turtles, termites, and traffic jams : explorations in massively parallel microworlds by 

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