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 **Named a best book of the year by Bloomberg and Nature ** **'Best of 2017' by The Morning Sun ** "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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476766681
• ISBN13: 9781476766683
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"