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Clifford A. Pickover

Clifford Alan Pickover attended Franklin and Marshall College for his undergraduate degree. In 1982 he received his Ph.D. from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, where he conducted research on X-ray scattering and protein structure. In 1982 he joined IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center as a member of the speech synthesis group. For much of his career, he has published technical articles on scientific visualization, computer art, and recreational mathematics. Pickover is still employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where he is the editor of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He is also an associate editor for the scientific journal Computers and Graphics. For many years he wrote the Brain-Boggler column for Discover magazine, and he currently writes the Brain-Strain column for Odyssey magazine. He has written several science fiction novels as well, including his Neoreality series.

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15 August 1957

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Wonders of Numbers: Adventures in Math, Mind, and Meaning

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2000 — 8 editions

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Computers, pattern, chaos and beauty: graphics from an unseen world

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1990 — 7 editions
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The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2009 — 6 editions
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A Passion for Mathematics

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2005 — 5 editions

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Visions of the Future: Art, Technology and Computing in the Twenty-First Century

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1992 — 5 editions
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Computers and the imagination: visual adventures beyond the edge

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1991 — 5 editions
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The paradox of God and the science of omniscience

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2001 — 4 editions

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The Stars of Heaven

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2001 — 4 editions
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Surfing Through Hyperspace: Understanding Higher Universes in Six Easy Lessons

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1999 — 4 editions

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Mazes for the mind: computers and the unexpected

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1992 — 4 editions
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Artificial Intelligence : an Illustrated History: From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2019 — 4 editions

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Spider legs

by Piers Anthony and Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1998 — 4 editions
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Wei ji fen yu bi sa bing

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2003 — 4 editions
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The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2002 — 4 editions

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The physics book: from Olbers' paradox to Schrödinger's cat : from the big bang to quantum resurrection, 250 milestones in the history of physics

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2011 — 4 editions
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The Möbius strip: Dr. August Möbius's marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmology

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2006 — 3 editions

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Time: A Traveler's Guide

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 1998 — 3 editions

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by Piers Anthony and Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2012 — 3 editions

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The medical book: from witch doctors to robot surgeons : 250 milestones in the history of medicine

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2012 — 3 editions

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Death and the Afterlife: A Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum Resurrection

by Clifford A. Pickover First published in 2015 — 3 editions

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OLID: OL31598A
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Wikidata: Q1101228
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