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Acknowledgments

I would like to especially thank my loving wife, Emily, for putting up with me while I wrote this
book and for all the hours I spent at the PC and downstairs with the robots when I could have
been spending it with her.
Second, I would like to thank Steve Anglin, Simon Ritter, Sofia Marchant, Michael McGee,
and Katie Stence for helping me write this book, and to readers and others at Apress who have
been a joy to work with.
Third, I would like to thank Ken Gracey from Parallax, Inc., and Jim Frye from Lynxmotion,
Inc., for supplying me with various parts, components, and advice during the writing of this book.
Fourth, I would like to thank my mother for passing on her common sense and buying me
an Atari 400 in 1980, and my father for passing on his engineering smarts and helping me build
the original Feynman in 2002.
Fifth, I would like to thank my in-laws, Frikkie and Karen Roets, for their hospitality last
Christmas (and always), and for the use of their office to contact Apress about writing this book.
Sixth, I would like to thank my high-school science teacher, Jan Greissinger, for inspiring
me to love science as much as I do today, and also Guy Kawasaki for his books and e-mails,
which inspired me to write this book.
Finally, I could not end without mentioning my friends Harry and Crissy, Ron and Sophia,
Mark and Maria, Bard and Ann, Mark and Tracy, and John and Kristi. I was meaning to spend
more time with you this summer, and even come out and visit those who are a little more than
a drive away. Plan on that in 2006.

Scott Preston

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