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THE MAN FROM THE FUTURE: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
Author: Ananyo Bhattacharya
Publisher: W W Norton
Price: $30
Pages: 353
The mathematician John von Neumann was an undeniable genius whose many accomplishments included an essential role in the development of quantum mechanics, computing and the atom bomb. As the co-author of one of the first textbooks on game theory, he took a coolly analytical approach to a range of situations that included bluffing in poker and the prospect of nuclear annihilation. Still, von Neumann didn’t let his deep understanding of physics and rational utility get in the way of something else that
