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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