A. K. Dewdney
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A. K. Dewdney is a Canadian mathematician, computer scientist, and author best known for popularizing recreational mathematics and computer science through his long-running "Computer Recreations" column in Scientific American.
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| instanceOf |
Canadian person
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ science writer ⓘ |
| column | Computer Recreations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer | University of Western Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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mathematics ⓘ recreational mathematics ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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recreational mathematics literature ⓘ science criticism ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Turing machines
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artificial life ⓘ cellular automata ⓘ computational complexity ⓘ computer simulations ⓘ computer viruses (as a topic) ⓘ fractal geometry ⓘ logic and paradoxes ⓘ mathematical puzzles ⓘ pseudoscience criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Computer Recreations column in Scientific American
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popularizing computer science ⓘ popularizing recreational mathematics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
200% of Nothing
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Beyond Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ Computer Recreations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Armchair Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magic Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Turing Omnibus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Planiverse NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tinkertoy Computer and Other Machinations NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes, We Have No Neutrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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columnist ⓘ computer scientist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| publication | Scientific American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | London, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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