On Sep 3, 2020, at 10:16, Alex Ramirez <AlexRamirez@CUNET.CARLETON.CA> wrote:

Troy,

 

I constantly refer to

 

Zachary, G. P. (1999). Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

 

Alex

 

From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> On Behalf Of Troy Astarte
Sent: September 3, 2020 7:31 AM
To: members <members@sigcis.org>
Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] Request for biographies

 

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Dear SIG-CIS, 

 

What is your favourite biography of a scientist or mathematician? I’m particularly interested in modern subjects and those who worked in computing/computer science. Ideally the book would cover the subject’s work in a reasonable level of technical detail as well as their life and the broader context in which they lived and worked. 

 

I ask because I am considering applying for funding for an essentially biographical project on a computer scientist and I would like to read some (more) biographies first. 

Best, 

 

Troy Astarte

 

School of Computing

Newcastle University

 

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