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Books

Information Arts - Stephen Wilson

"compiles notes on and samples of the work of over 200 artists, organized loosely by scientific discipline. Artists drawing inspiration from cell cultures, GPS, robots, surveillance databases, and other technological muses receive a page or two of commentary, often including their own statements and critical reviews." - amazon.com

Maeda @ Media - John Maeda
"Meada @ Media is a compendium of experience and experimentation that has taken a decade to gather. Twelve thematic chapters provide an overview of his entire career and research." - amazon.com

The Magic MaCHINE - A. K. DEWDNEY
"This is the second collection of A. K. Dewdney's popular 'Computer Recreations' columns, drawn from Scientific Ameriacan magazine. In them, the author reveals the secret behind some of [the day's] hottest topics, including chaos, computer viruses, fractal worlds, fantastic prototype computers, and artificial landscapes."

DEFINIITIVE GUIDE TO LEGO MINDSTORMS - Dave Baum
Dave Baum is the creator of NQC (Not Quite C) a powerful programming language for lego mindstorms. Covers the construction and programming of several different mindstorm robots.

Mind-Storms - Seymour Papert
LOGO is a language developed to introduce children to computer programming. This books describes what logo is, how it was invented and how it works.