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Clifford A. Pickover

15 August 1957 -

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

    First published in 2000 8 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition wondersnumbers00capi
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  • Cover of: Computers, pattern, chaos and beauty: graphics from an unseen world

    First published in 1990 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition computerspattern00pick Cover of edition computerspattern0000pick Cover of edition computerspattern0000pick_n2z4
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  • Cover of: The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics

    First published in 2009 6 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition mathbooksterling0000unse Cover of edition mathbook250miles0000pick Cover of edition mathbookfrompyth00pick
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  • Cover of: Computers and the imagination: visual adventures beyond the edge

    First published in 1991 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Visions of the Future: Art, Technology and Computing in the Twenty-First Century

    First published in 1992 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality

    First published in 2005 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition passionformathem00pick_587
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  • Cover of: Wei ji fen yu bi sa bing

    First published in 2003 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The paradox of God and the science of omniscience

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  • Cover of: The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge

    First published in 2002 4 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition mathematicsofozm0000pick Cover of edition mathematicsofozm0000pick_h1v3 Cover of edition lasmatematicasde00pick
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  • Cover of: The Stars of Heaven

    First published in 2001 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition starsheaven00pick_449
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  • Cover of: Surfing through hyperspace: understanding higher universes in six easy lessons

    First published in 1999 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition surfingthroughhy00clif
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  • Cover of: Mazes for the mind: computers and the unexpected

    First published in 1992 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Artificial Intelligence : an Illustrated History: From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

    First published in 2019 4 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The physics book: from Olbers' paradox to Schrödinger's cat : from the big bang to quantum resurrection, 250 milestones in the history of physics

    First published in 2011 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1998 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition spiderlegs00anth
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  • Cover of: Strange brains and genius: the secret lives of eccentric scientists and madmen

    First published in 1998 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition strangebrainsgen00pick
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    First published in 1998 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Mobius Strip: Dr. August Mobius's Marvelous Band in Mathematics, Games, Literature, Art, Technology, and Cosmology

    First published in 2006 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition mbiusstripdrau00pick
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  • Cover of: The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars: An Exhibition of Surprising Structures across Dimensions.

    First published in 2002 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Fractal Horizons: The Future Use of Fractals

    First published in 1996 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Computer graphics, History, Mathematics, Science, Fractals, Mathematical recreations, Philosophy, Social aspects, Visualization, Biography, Chronology, Computers, Fiction, science fiction, general, Future life, Life on other planets, Mathematics, philosophy, Medicine, Physics, Puzzles, Quotations, Quotations, maxims, Science/Mathematics, Scientists, Visualization, data processing, Abnormalities, human
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August Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868), Mary Toft (1703-1763)

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