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A good romp across the world of Von Neumann and his history. Some minor unusual omissions in credit but a good reconstruction of the breadth of areas Von Neumann worked in.

The book is a summary biography and does not convey the details except in some particular moments in his works.
 
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yates9 | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Feb 28, 2024 |
Not helped by the terrible audibook narrator in the version I had, this book spends a lot of time raving about how brilliant von Neumann was, but seems to show more than tell.
 
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robfwalter | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Jul 31, 2023 |
von Neumann would rank among the greatest polymaths in the history of science, with his fundamental contributions to many areas of maths, physics, and computer science. This well written biography focuses mainly on his intellectual life, surveying his diverse contributions. Enough background for each field is given to enable the reader to place von Neumann's contributions to that field in perspective. It's a little lighter on the personal aspects of his life and at times comes across as a little too hagiographical. It keeps a good pace mostly except for the last chapter, where the author seems to bend over backwards to stress the importance of von Neumann's contributions to cellular automata.… (més)
 
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prefrontaller | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | May 8, 2022 |

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