The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann

Ananyo Bhattacharya

The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann

Ananyo Bhattacharya

368 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging informative medium-paced

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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 a...

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