The man from the future : the visionary life of John von Neumann
Bhattacharya, Ananyo2022
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The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nanotechnology and nuclear weapons. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable man: John von Neumann. 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 so many different fields of science, sparking revolutions wherever he went. Insightful and illuminating, 'The Man from the Future' is a thrilling intellectual biography of the visionary thinker who shaped our century.
Main title:
The man from the future : the visionary life of John von Neumann / Ananyo Bhattacharya.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2022.
Collation:
368 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780241398869 (pbk)
Dewey class:
B VON
LC class:
QA29
Language:
English
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BRN:
400880