{"product_id":"the-man-from-the-future-the-visionary-ideas-of-john-von-neumann","title":"The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann","description":"A Scientific American 2023 Staff Recommendation\n\nAn electrifying biography of one of the most extraordinary scientists of the twentieth century and the world he made.\nThe 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.\nBorn in Budapest at the turn of the century, von Neumann is one of the most influential scientists to have ever lived. A child prodigy, he mastered calculus by the age of eight, and in high school made lasting contributions to mathematics. In Germany, where he helped lay the foundations of quantum mechanics, and later at Princeton, von Neumann’s colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planet―bar none. He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and the design of the atom bomb; he helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory; he created the first ever programmable digital computer; he prophesized the potential of nanotechnology; and, from his deathbed, he expounded on the limits of brains and computers―and how they might be overcome.\nTaking us on an astonishing journey, Ananyo Bhattacharya explores how a combination of genius and unique historical circumstance allowed a single man to sweep through a stunningly diverse array of fields, sparking revolutions wherever he went. The Man from the Future is an insightful and thrilling intellectual biography of the visionary thinker who shaped our century. 12 illustrations\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1324050500\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1324050500.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bhattacharya, Ananyo\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43280539615293,"sku":"BVV.1324050500.VG","price":15.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1324050500-0.jpg?v=1781731202","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-man-from-the-future-the-visionary-ideas-of-john-von-neumann","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}