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Readers will get to grips with the hardware, software and pioneers of computer science who have driven new ideas and changed the world. And the end of the book fast-forwards to the future of computer science, robotics and considers what it might mean to live in a 'smarter' world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eClick, Connect, Compute\u003c\/i\u003e series untangles the computer science web and teaches children about the essentials of computer software, hardware and digital literacy as well as discussing the ethics surrounding this evolving field. 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