Man from the future: the visionary life of John von Neumann (Record no. 56338)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780241398852 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.92 |
| Item number | BHA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bhattacharya, Ananyo |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Man from the future: the visionary life of John von Neumann |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Allen Lane, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2021 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Dublin: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 353p.: |
| Other physical details | ill.; hbk; |
| Dimensions | 24cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes notes, index and references |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | An electrifying biography of one of the most extraordinary scientists of the twentieth century and the world he made. <br/><br/>The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313705/the-man-from-the-future-by-bhattacharya-ananyo/9780241398869 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematicians--United States--Biography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Electronic digital computers--History |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Copy number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 30/12/2022 | Himanshu Book | 0.00 | 2 | 510.92 BHA | 032654 | 05/02/2024 | 05/01/2024 | 1 | 1329.51 | Books |
