Machines That Think! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419740985)

Award-winning author Don Brown explores computers and technology in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World 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. Machines That Think includes fascinating looks at the world's earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, 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.


Author: Don Brown
ISBN-10: 1419740989
ISBN-13: 9781419740985
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2020
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513229 / Machines That Think!


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020

About the Author
Don Brown is the author and illustrator of many picture books and has been awarded both the Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus Award. He lives in Merrick, New York.