Location: United States
Member Since: Oct. 25, 2010

John Altson


Biography

John retired from IBM in 2010 after more than twenty years of exposure to IBM's cutting-edge technology. His involvement with IBM Research is reflected in many of the concepts put into play within Luke2: Speech recognition and natural language analyses, to name just two.

John has published two children's books: "What Happened to Grandpa? A child views the hereafter through the world's major religions", was published in 2009 and "The A to Z of Forgotten Animals" was published in 2010.

John has a degree in mathematics from Hunter College in New York City and is a member of Pi Mu Epsilon, the Mathematics Honor Society. He has been called upon to be a guest lecturer at Harvard University.

Where to find John Altson online

Website: http://www.johnaltson.com
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Where to buy in print

http://www.johnaltson.com

Books

The Id from Eden    by John Altson
Price: $2.99 USD. 65630 words. Published on January 17, 2013. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Technology + the power of Satan = Smartphones destroying lives
What Happened to Grandpa? A child views the hereafter through the world's major religions    by John Altson
Price: $3.99 USD. 3000 words. Published on July 3, 2012. Nonfiction.
How do you explain the death of a loved one to a child? This book is meant to be read by an adult to a child. It explains, in simple terms, where "Grandpa" may have gone from the standpoint of all of the world's major religions.
The A to Z of Forgotten Animals    by John Altson
Price: $2.99 USD. 3380 words. Published on October 25, 2010. Nonfiction.
This book is a whimsical look at twenty-six of the some of the world’s most obscure and wonderful creatures. Each page is dedicated to one specific creature and contains: - An outrageous title: the animal personified - An image of the animal in a unique setting - A poem specific to the animal - Where the animal may be found

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