Macrae, Norman: John von Neumann
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The scientific genius who pioneered the modern computer, game theory, nuclear deterrence, and much more.
A biography of the man regarded as the greatest scientist since Einstein moves from the laboratory to the highest levels of government, showing how von Neumann's theories provided the building blocks for the modern computer, the atom bomb, radar, artificial intelligence, and more.
| Condition: |  |
| Category: | Books > Foreign Language Books > Books in English > |
| Category: | Books > Natural Sciences > |
| Category: | Books > Natural Sciences > Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy > |
| Category: | Books > Informatics > |
| Publisher: | Cornelia & Michael Bessie Book-Pantheon Books, (1992) |
| Item number / ISBN: | 9780679413080 |
| Binding: | half-cloth bound (in original dust jacket) |
| Page count: | X, 405 |
| Item language: | English |