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Science Comics: Computers: How Digital Hardware Works

Contributor(s): Dye, Jerel (Illustrator), Metzger, Perry E (Author), Spector, Penelope (Author)

ISBN: 9781626727663

Publisher: First Second

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Pub Date: October 21, 2025

Dewey: 004

LCCN: 2024948827

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 09 to 13

Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.50" L x 5.80" W ( 0.65 lbs) 160 pages

Series: Science Comics

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Description: "The whole world now runs on computers. They're everywhere, from your pocket phone to your microwave oven. But, what exactly is a computer? How could you possibly build machines that calculate things, play video games, and dim the lights on command? Professor Isabella Brunel, Victorian Era Computer Expert (and a Tyrannosaurus Rex), narrates a screwball comedy romp through the fundamentals of computer architecture."--Provided by publisher.

Brief description: Perry E. Metzger doesn't think of himself as that old, but he's been programming computers since the 1970s, which is most of the time they've existed. He loves teaching people about how they work, even if they don't want to know and actively resist finding out, but so far he hasn't been brought to justice. He was born in New York City and has spent most of his life there because there just aren't good bagels in other places. He has a computer science degree, a terrible sense of humor, and a taste for garlic in inappropriate foods.

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