Alexander K. Dewdney

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Alexander Keewatin Dewdney (born August 5, 1941 in London , Ontario ) is a Canadian computer scientist and author . He became known for his column Mathematical Games in the Spectrum of Science . His predecessors in this position were Martin Gardner and Douglas R. Hofstadter . His brother is the Canadian writer and poet Christopher Dewdney .

He is a proponent of conspiracy theories as of September 11, 2001 .

Works

  • Wator , a computer program that makes the predator-prey relationship clear.
  • The Planiverse - computer contact with a two-dimensional world . Paul Zsolnay Verlag, Vienna [ua] 1985, ISBN 3-552-03716-0 .
  • 200 percent of nothing - the secret tricks of statistics and other frauds with numbers . Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel [including] 1994, ISBN 3-7643-5021-0 .
  • The Turing Omnibus - a journey through computer science with 66 stations . Springer, Berlin [et al.] 1995, ISBN 3-540-57780-7 .
  • All rotten magic? IQ tests, psychoanalysis, and other controversial theories . Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel [et al.] 1998, ISBN 3-7643-5761-4 .
  • Journey into the heart of math . Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel [ua] 2000, ISBN 3-7643-6189-1 .

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SURNAME Dewdney, Alexander K.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dewdney, Alexander Keewatin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian computer scientist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH London , Ontario , Canada