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J. Clark Scott


Born
April 06, 1964

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Genre
Science, Nonfiction, Technology


John Clark Scott has had a long and diverse career in the computer industry.

From childhood, Scott showed a keen interest in technology, often disassembling machines to understand their workings. As a teenager, he self-taught electronics and radio technology, earning a commercial radio station license.

After briefly attending university, Scott discovered his passion for computing through self-study. He began his career in Silicon Valley during its early boom years. Noticing confusion about computers among his peers, he started giving explanatory lectures, which inspired his book, "But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone".

Scott's professional experience includes work with major tech companies like Intel and IBM, as ...more

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“A byte is a location that can be in one of 256 states.”
― J. Clark Scott, But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone
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“Each pixel on the screen has a unique address consisting of two numbers, the first being the left-right or horizontal position, and the other being the up-down or vertical position. The address of the top left pixel is 0,0 and the bottom right pixel is 319,199”
― J. Clark Scott, But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone
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“Then when one piece of metal moved to touch the other, the spider was in the way and they wouldn’t touch. So the electricity wouldn’t get to where it needed to go, and the machine would not operate correctly anymore. The fixit guy would remove the bug, clean up the contacts, and report “There was a bug in the computer.” And he literally meant a bug.”
― J. Clark Scott, But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone
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