Scott McCartney
Scott McCartney is an award-winning staff writer for the Wall Street Journal. He won the Online News Association Award for online commentary in 2003 for “The Middle Seat” and the George Polk Award for transportation reporting in 2000. He has also been honored by the Deadline Club and the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He is also the author of Defying the Gods: Inside the New Frontiers of Organ Transplants and coauthor of Trinity’s Children: Living Along America’s Nuclear Highway. He lives in Dallas, Texas.
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ENIAC
- By: Scott McCartney
- Narrator: Adams Morgan
- Length: 6 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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The true father of the modern computer was not John von Neumann, as he is generally credited. That honor belongs to the two men, John Mauchly and Presper Eckert, who built the world’s first programmable computer: the legendary ENIAC... Read more
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New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas continues her beloved Friday Harbor series with a heartwarming tale of second chances and new beginnings.
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Aggressively Happy
Discover the Way Toward a Lighter, Braver, and Wiser LifeThis old world can be exhausting, despairing, and cynical. But you don’t have to be.Instead, you can unlock the power to a happy life-an act of defiance that will make you more resilient in times of turmoil, pain, and chaos. Cultivating happiness takes grit, determination, and a good sense of humor. It’s not always easy, but it’s well ...
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Olive Witch
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