Dewdney, A(lexander) K(eewatin)

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DEWDNEY, A(lexander) K(eewatin)

DEWDNEY, A(lexander) K(eewatin). Canadian, b. 1941. Genres: Biology, Information science/Computers, Mathematics/Statistics. Career: University of Western Ontario, London, associate professor of computer science, 1968-97, professor of computer science emeritus, 1997-. Omnibus Research, Inc., president. Publications: The Planiverse, 1984, rev. ed., 2000; The Armchair Universe, 1986; The Turing Omnibus, 1988; The Magic Machine, 1990; Two Hundred Percent of Nothing, 1993; The New Turing Omnibus, 1993; The Tinkertoy Computer, 1993; Introductory Computer Science, 1996; Yes, We Have No Neutrons, 1997; Hungry Hollow, 1998; A Mathematical Mystery Tour, 1999; Beyond Reason, 2004. Address: Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B7. Online address: akd@julian.uwo.ca

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