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A.K. Dewdney

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http://www.csd.uwo.ca/faculty/akd/akd.html

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Science, Nonfiction

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Alexander Keewatin (A.K.) Dewdney is a professor of computer science at the University of Western Ontario, a mathematician, environmental scientist, and author of books on diverse subjects.

Wanderers of cyberspace may discover something about my life as a mathematician and computer scientist, environmental scientist, conservationist, and author of books and articles.

The name "Keewatin" is an Ojibway word meaning "north wind."
The name ":Dewdney" is from the French/Jewish name, "Dieudonne."

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Books by A.K. Dewdney

Average rating: 3.79 · 275 ratings · 31 reviews · 13 distinct works

	The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World 4.06 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	My rating:
	200% of Nothing P 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The (New) Turing Omnibus: 66 Excursions In Computer Science 3.44 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Magic Machine: A Handbook of Computer Sorcery 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Yes, We Have No Neutrons: an eye-opening tour through the twists and turns of bad science 3.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Mathematical Mystery Tour: Discovering the Truth and Beauty of the Cosmos 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Armchair Universe: An Exploration of Computer Worlds 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Beyond Reason: Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	The Tinkertoy Computer and Other Machinations 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Hungry Hollow: The Story of a Natural Place 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998	My rating: