Burlington Public Library

The Academy is a school for special children, gifted or cursed with extraordinary minds. Josh tries to save the others from an evil intellect and death.

From an Idea to Google is a behind-the-computer-screen look into the history, business, and brand of the world's largest search engine. With humorous black & white illustrations throughout, learn about the company that even earned its own catchphrase: Google it! --Publisher

A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb: whoever possesses one will be able to shred any encryption in existence, effectively owning the digital world. The question is: Who will build it first, the United States or China? The latest of David Ignatius's timely, sharp-eyed espionage novels follows CIA agent Harris Chang into a quantum research lab compromised by a suspected Chinese informant. The breach provokes a mole...

When her human colleague, Ray Santiago, is found murdered, Turing Hopper, an artificial intelligence personality, joins her human assistants, Maude and Tim, on a search for the killer and turns up dark secrets from Ray's past.

Easy, clear, readable, and focused on what you want to do.Step-by-step instructions for the tasks you care about most.Large, full-color, close-up photos with callouts to iPhone photos that show you exactly what to do.Common-sense help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations.Tips and notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want....

An iPad can be so many things: an entertainment hub, a way to stay in touch with the world, a productivity tool, and many other things. iPad For Seniors For Dummies focuses on helping iPad users who are experienced in life--but not in technology. In this friendly, easy-to-follow guide, you'll find out how to fire up any model of iPad, connect to the internet, and use applications to play games, watch movies, listen to music, chat via video, update...

Profiles some of the people who have made contributions to the computer industry including Herman Hollerith, John von Neumann, Grace Hopper, John W. Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and An Wang.

An introduction to computers, how they work, and their many uses in all areas of our lives today.