He 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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Mazes for the mind
4 editions - first published in 1992 Borrow -
Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty
4 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
Wonders of Numbers
3 editions - first published in 2000 DAISY -
Computers and the imagination
3 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
Time
3 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
The Stars of Heaven
2 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
Black holes
2 editions - first published in 1996 Borrow -
Visions of the Future
2 editions - first published in 1992 -
Strange brains and genius
2 editions - first published in 1998 DAISY -
The Mobius Strip
2 editions - first published in 2006 DAISY -
Chaos in Wonderland
2 editions - first published in 1994 -
Surfing Through Hyperspace
2 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
Calculus and Pizza
2 editions - first published in 2003 -
The Mathematics of Oz
2 editions - first published in 2002 -
The alien IQ test
2 editions - first published in 1997 Borrow -
The paradox of God and the science of omniscience
2 editions - first published in 2001 Borrow -
The loom of God
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Computersand the imagination
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Cryptorunes
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Mind-Bending Puzzles 2002 Calendar
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The Pattern Book
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Oh, les nombres !
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Fractal Horizons
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Fractals
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The Girl Who Gave Birth to Rabbits
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Computers, pattern, chaosand beauty
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Liquid Earth (Neoreality Series)
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A Beginner's Guide to Immortality
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The Math Book Sterling Milestones
1 edition - first published in 2012 -
Death and the Afterlife
1 edition - first published in 2015
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