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But where do you go if you really want to know what computing is about, or
know what computer scientists think? Computing Tomorrow (Cambridge University
Press, £27.50, ISBN 0 521 46085 9) lifts you right out of the usual
lemming hype about computers to the central research issues. Edited by Ian Wand
and Robin Milner, these 16 essays by leading British academics range from the
overarching human issues, down to the fascinating mathematical problems.