A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni

Book Overview

Winner of the Neumann Prize for the History of Mathematics "We owe Claude Shannon a lot, and Soni & Goodman's book takes a big first step in paying that debt." --San Francisco Review of Books "Soni and Goodman are at their best when they invoke the wonder an idea can instill. They summon the right level of awe while stopping short of hyperbole." --Financial Times "Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman make a convincing case for their subtitle while reminding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147676669X
• ISBN13: 9781476766690
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"