Out of their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists

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jcheng · 2014-11-04 · Original thread

> I would love to learn more about one of the giants from just before my time if anyone has another book they could recommend.

It's been years and years since I read this, but I remember really enjoying it: http://www.amazon.com/Out-their-Minds-Discoveries-Scientists...

dedalus · 2010-01-19 · Original thread

Out Of their Minds: http://www.amazon.com/Out-their-Minds-Discoveries-Scientists...