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The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff

Jane Smiley

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This is my list(Most of these books aren't from 2013): 1. The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff by Jane Smiley 2. Halting State by Charlie Stross 3. Levels of Life by Julian Barnes 4. The Particle At The End Of The Universe by Sean Carrol 5. Churchil Bomb by Graham Farmello 6. The Science Of Memory by Charles Fernyhough 7. The Anatomy of Violence: The biological roots of crime by Adrian Raine 8. The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and our gamble over Earth’s future by Paul Sabin 9. Experiencing Art: In the brain of the beholder by Arthur Shimamura 10. The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett