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The Man from the Future - The Visionary Life of John von Neumann (Hardcover) Loot Price: R695
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The Man from the Future - The Visionary Life of John von Neumann (Hardcover): Ananyo Bhattacharya

The Man from the Future - The Visionary Life of John von Neumann (Hardcover)

Ananyo Bhattacharya

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The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann. Born in Budapest at the turn of the century, von Neumann is one of the most influential scientists to have ever lived. A child prodigy, he mastered calculus by the age of eight, and in high school made lasting contributions to mathematics. In Germany, where he helped lay the foundations of quantum mechanics, and later at Princeton, von Neumann's colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planet-bar none. He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and the design of the atom bomb; he helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory; he created the first ever programmable digital computer; he prophesized the potential of nanotechnology; and, from his deathbed, he expounded on the limits of brains and computers-and how they might be overcome. Taking us on an astonishing journey, Ananyo Bhattacharya explores how a combination of genius and unique historical circumstance allowed a single man to sweep through a stunningly diverse array of fields, sparking revolutions wherever he went. The Man from the Future is an insightful and thrilling intellectual biography of the visionary thinker who shaped our century.

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Imprint: W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2022
Authors: Ananyo Bhattacharya
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 978-1-324-00399-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology
Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
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LSN: 1-324-00399-5
Barcode: 9781324003991

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