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Elisabeth
is a software engineer, writer, and trainer. 
She has been passionate about technology since her 
days as a student at Yale University, where she earned a 
master’s of science in computer science and designed a 
concurrent, visual programming language and software 
architecture. 
Elisabeth’s been involved with the Internet since the 
early days; she co-created the award-winning website, 
the Ada Project, one of the first websites designed 
to help women in computer science find career and 
mentorship information online. 
She’s currently co-founder of WickedlySmart, an online 
education experience centered on web technologies, 
where she creates books, articles, videos and more. 
Previously, as Director of Special Projects at O’Reilly 
Media, Elisabeth produced in-person workshops and 
online courses on a variety of technical topics and 
developed her passion for creating learning experiences 
to help people understand technology. Prior to her work 
with O’Reilly, Elisabeth spent time spreading fairy dust 
at the Walt Disney Company, where she led research 
and development efforts in digital media. 
When not in front of her computer, you’ll find Elisabeth 
hiking, cycling or kayaking in the great outdoors, with 
her camera nearby, or cooking vegetarian meals. 
You can send her email at 
[e-mail]
or visit her blog at 
http://elisabethrobson.com
.
Eric Freeman
Eric
is described by Head First series co-creator Kathy 
Sierra as “one of those rare individuals fluent in the language, 
practice, and culture of multiple domains from hipster 
hacker, corporate VP, engineer, think tank.”
Professionally, Eric recently ended nearly a decade as a media 
company executive—having held the position of CTO of
Disney Online and Disney.com at the Walt Disney Company. 
Eric is now devoting his time to WickedlySmart, a startup he 
co-created with Elisabeth.
By training, Eric is a computer scientist, having studied with 
industry luminary David Gelernter during his Ph.D. work 
at Yale University. His dissertation is credited as the seminal 
work in alternatives to the desktop metaphor, and also as the 
first implementation of activity streams, a concept he and Dr. 
Gelernter developed. 
In his spare time, Eric is deeply involved with music; you’ll 
find Eric’s latest project, a collaboration with ambient music 
pioneer Steve Roach, available on the iPhone App Store 
under the name Immersion Station. 
Eric lives with his wife and young daughter on Bainbridge 
Island. His daughter is a frequent vistor to Eric’s studio, where 
she loves to turn the knobs of his synths and audio effects. 
Write to Eric at 
[e-mail]
or visit his site 
at 
http://ericfreeman.com
.
Elisabeth Robson

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