Idea Makers

Personal Perspectives on the Lives and Ideas of Some Notable People

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Idea Makers

Personal Perspectives on the Lives and Ideas of Some Notable People

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This book of thoroughly engaging essays from one of today's most prodigious innovators provides a uniquely personal perspective on the lives and achievements of a selection of intriguing figures from the history of science and technology. Weaving together his immersive interest in people and history with insights gathered from his own experiences, Stephen Wolfram gives an ennobling look at some of the individuals whose ideas and creations have helped shape our world today.

From his recollections about working with Richard Feynman to his insights about how Alan Turing's work has unleashed generations of innovation to the true role of Ada Lovelace in the history of computing, Wolfram takes the reader into the minds and lives of great thinkers and creators of the past few centuries—and shows how great achievements can arise from dramatically different personalities and life trajectories.

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English
Pages
250

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Idea Makers: Personal Perspectives on the Lives and Ideas of Some Notable People
2016-07-07, Wolfram Media, Inc.
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Table of Contents

Preface. vii
Richard Feynman. 1
Kurt Gödel. 11
Alan Turing. 17
John von Neumann. 25
George Boole. 35
Ada Lovelace. 45
Gottfried Leibniz. 99
Benoit Mandelbrot. 125
Steve Jobs. 131
Marvin Minsky. 137
Russell Towle. 147
Bertrand Russell & Alfred Whitehead. 151
Richard Crandall. 161
Srinivasa Ramanujan. 167
Solomon Golomb. 211

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Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Library of Congress
Q141.W678562 2016, Q141 .W678562 2016

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Hardcover
Number of pages
250
Dimensions
9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches

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OL26462871M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
1579550037
ISBN 13
9781579550035
LCCN
2016025380
OCLC/WorldCat
951465441
Goodreads
30618260

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