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Allen B. Downey

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Date of birth: 11 May 1967
Nationality: American
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I am a Professor of Computer Science at Olin College in Needham MA, and the author of Think Python, Think Bayes, Think Stats and several other books related to computer science and data science.
Previously I taught at Wellesley College and Colby College, and in 2009 I was a Visiting Scientist at Google, Inc. I have a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and B.S. and M.S. degrees from MIT.
I write a blog about Bayesian statistics and related topics called Probably Overthinking It. Several of my books are published by O’Reilly Media and all are available under free licenses from Green Tea Press.
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Available books: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Think Java: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Think Python, 2nd Edition
Think Perl 6: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Think Stats, 2nd Edition
Think Bayes: Bayesian Statistics Made Simple
Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python
The Little Book of Semaphores
Physical Modeling in MATLAB