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Each double-page spread has a stunning color illustration and several flaps to lift to find out more about what?s going on in the scene ? such as what goes on inside a computer, how programs organize and send information around, and many other facts. Learn about the history, and gain an understanding of how computers work.



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Alex Frith

Alex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012) , and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017) .Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.



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