Lenhard has done a wonderful job connecting contemporary debates with the historical backdrop of computer simulations. On occasion, he surprises me with intriguing new examples and cases taken from the history of science and technology that have until now eluded my attention.
Johannes Lenhard is Lecturer of Philosophy and senior researcher at the Department of Philosophy and the Insititute for Interdisciplinary Research at Bielefeld University. He received his doctoral degree in mathematics from the University of Frankfurt and has a long track record of research in philosophy and history of computational methods in science and engineering.