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by Rédei, Miklós, Von Neumann, John
fromHistory of Mathematics Ser
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"John von Neumann was perhaps the most influential mathematician of the twentieth century, especially if his broad influence outside mathematics is included." "The present volume is the first substantial collection of (previously mainly unpublished) letters written by von Neuman…
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 tu…
Introduction: Who was John von Neumann? -- Made in Budapest -- To infinity and beyond -- The quantum evangelist -- Project Y and the super -- The convoluted birth of the modern computer -- A theory of games -- The think tank by the sea -- The rise of the replicators -- Epilogue:…
"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 …
An electrifying biography of one of the most extraordinary scientists of the twentieth century and the world he made. The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts.…
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 t…
Wisinger István „szubjektív bevezetője" szerint, a számítógép atyjaként ismert, Neumann János (1903-1957) magyar születésű, Washingtonban meghalt híres matematikus regényes életének krónikáját kívánta „megrajzolni" értékes kötetében. A dokumentumregény szerzője valós személyekrő…
"Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave us computers, digital television, modern genetics, models of stellar evolution--in other wor…