John von Neumann / Norman Macrae.
John von Neumann / Norman Macrae.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, c1992.
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T0391806
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 405 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Cheapest Way to Make the World Richer -- 2. A Silver Spoon in Budapest, 1903-14 -- 3. At the Lutheran Gymnasium, 1914-21 -- 4. An Undergraduate with Lion's Claws, 1921-26 -- 5. Rigor Becomes More Relaxed, 500 B.C.-A.D. 1931 -- 6. The Quantum Leap, 1926-32 -- 7. Sturm und Drang, Marriage, Emig...
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, c1992.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1992.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From the laboratory to the highest levels of government, this definitive biography gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the politics and personalities involved in these world-changing discoveries. Written more than thirty years after von Neumann's untimely death at age fifty-six, it was prepared with the cooperation of his family, and includes info...
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John von Neumann / Norman Macrae.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-394) and index.
Transferred from N510.92/V945.2/1.
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Date Copyright
c1992.
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Call Numbers
T0391806
Record Identifier
74VKqQkWBdEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqQkWBdEb
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ISBN
0679413081 :
9780679413080 :
DDC
510.92 B
MMS ID
991020367029702626
