PDF-[BOOK]-The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann

The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology Nuclear weapons and selfreplicating spacecrafts All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable yet largely overlooked man John von NeumannBorn in Budapest at the turn of the century von Neumann is one of the most influential scientists to have ever lived A child prodigy he mastered calculus by the age of eight and in high school made lasting contributions to mathematics In Germany where he helped lay the foundations of quantum mechanics and later at Princeton von Neumanns colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planetbar none He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and the design of the atom bomb he helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory he created the first ever programmable digital computer he prophesized the potential of nanotechnology and from his deathbed he expounded on the limits of brains and computersand how they might be overcomeTaking us on an astonishing journey Ananyo Bhattacharya explores how a combination of genius and unique historical circumstance allowed a single man to sweep through a stunningly diverse array of fields sparking revolutions wherever he went The Man from the Future is an insightful and thrilling intellectual biography of the visionary thinker who shaped our century. g jump call or branch instruction It is also possible to construct a computer that executes a single program built into the logic hardware hardwired Program Concept Hardwired systems are inflexible General purpose hardware can do different tasks give Dr. Ron Lembke. 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All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann.Born in Budapest at the turn of the century, von Neumann is one of the most influential scientists to have ever lived. A child prodigy, he mastered calculus by the age of eight, and in high school made lasting contributions to mathematics. In Germany, where he helped lay the foundations of quantum mechanics, and later at Princeton, von Neumann’s colleagues believed he had the fastest brain on the planet—bar none. He was instrumental in the Manhattan Project and the design of the atom bomb he helped formulate the bedrock of Cold War geopolitics and modern economic theory he created the first ever programmable digital computer he prophesized the potential of nanotechnology and, from his deathbed, he expounded on the limits of brains and computers—and how they might be overcome.Taking us on an astonishing journey, Ananyo Bhattacharya explores how a combination of genius and unique historical circumstance allowed a single man to sweep through a stunningly diverse array of fields, sparking revolutions wherever he went. The Man from the Future is an insightful and thrilling intellectual biography of the visionary thinker who shaped our century.