Computers and People

The book contains a selection of essays, mostly published in the author's column "The Profession" in the monthly house magazine of the IEEE Computer Society, <a href=http://computer.org/computer>Computer</a>. They are grouped, mostly six at a time, in six chapters with an extensive introduction in each. Each chapter concludes with a "Notions" section, intended to assist teachers who might use the book in class, and a bibliography. The chapters are "The Basis of Computing", "Computing So Far", "Computers and Education", "Computing and Professions", "The Potential of Computing", and "Facing the Future". There is also an appendix explaining several technical issues in more detail, and an extensive index. The essays, and other essays from The Profession, are archived <a href=http://tinyurl.com/wnhrkyv>here</a>, but not the additional chapter material, that is, the introduction, the Notions, and the bibliography. The book received only 5 star reviews on <a href=http://amazon.com/dp/0470008598>Amazon</a> but the high price precluded popular sales.