The Pattern on the Stone

The Pattern on the Stone

By
William Daniel Hillis
William Daniel Hillis
1998 • 176 pages

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This book attempts to explain concepts from computer science in layman's terms by metaphor and analogy.

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I have had this book since 2000 and have never gotten around to reading it yet.

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