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The Man from the Future

- The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
Af: Ananyo Bhattacharya Engelsk Paperback

The Man from the Future

- The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
Af: Ananyo Bhattacharya Engelsk Paperback
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A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR

An exhilarating new biography of John von Neumann: the lost genius who invented our world

''A sparkling book, with an intoxicating mix of pen-portraits and grand historical narrative. Above all it fizzes with a dizzying mix of deliciously vital ideas. . . A staggering achievement'' Tim Harford

The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Self-replicating moon bases and nuclear weapons. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable 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. His colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planet - bar none. He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory. He created the first ever programmable digital computer. He prophesied the potential of nanotechnology and, from his deathbed, 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 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.

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A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR

An exhilarating new biography of John von Neumann: the lost genius who invented our world

''A sparkling book, with an intoxicating mix of pen-portraits and grand historical narrative. Above all it fizzes with a dizzying mix of deliciously vital ideas. . . A staggering achievement'' Tim Harford

The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Self-replicating moon bases and nuclear weapons. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable 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. His colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planet - bar none. He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory. He created the first ever programmable digital computer. He prophesied the potential of nanotechnology and, from his deathbed, 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 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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9780241398869
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 024139886X
Udg. Dato: 25 aug 2022
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 25 aug 2022
Forfatter(e): Ananyo Bhattacharya
Forfatter(e) Ananyo Bhattacharya


Kategori Biografier: videnskab, teknologi og medicin


ISBN-13 9780241398869


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 368


Udgave


Længde 24mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 25 aug 2022


Oplagsdato 25 aug 2022


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd