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Contacting Andreas
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Acknowledgments by Andreas
I owe my love of words and books to my mother, Theresa, who raised me in a house
with books lining every wall. My mother also bought me my first computer in 1982,
despite being a self-described technophobe. My father, Menelaos, a civil engineer who
published his first book at 80 years old, was the one who taught me logical and ana‐
lytical thinking and a love of science and engineering.
Thank you all for supporting me throughout this journey.

Acknowledgments by Gavin
My mother secured my first computer for me from a neighbor when I was 9 years
old, without which my technical progress would no doubt have been lessened. I also
owe her my childhood fear of electricity and must acknowledge Trevor and my
grandparents, who performed the grave duty of “watching me plug it in” time after
time, and without whom said computer would have been useless. I must also
acknowledge the various educators I have been lucky to have through my life, from
said neighbor Sean (who taught me my first computer program), to Mr. Quinn my
primary school teacher, who fixed it for me to do more programming and less his‐
tory, through to secondary-school teachers like Richard Furlong-Brown, who fixed it
for me to do more programming and less rugby.
I must thank the mother of my children, Jutta, for her continued support, and the
many people in my life, friends new and old, that keep me, roughly speaking, sane.
Finally, a huge dollop of thanks must go to Aeron Buchanan, without whom the last

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