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A Mind at Play

The fascinating life and times of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon-the neglected architect of the information age whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded.


Authors:

  • Rob Goodman
  • Jimmy Soni

Narrator:

  • Jonathan Yen

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 11 h 52 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Biographies
  • Natural sciences and medicine
  • Natural sciences
  • Technology

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    Rob Goodman

    Rob Goodman is an assistant professor of politics and public administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he teaches and writes on topics such as populism, rhetoric, and the history of political thought. He previously worked as a speechwriter in the US House and Senate. He is an award-winning author and coauthor of several books, including Words on Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions. He lives in Toronto with his family.

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    Jimmy Soni

    Jimmy Soni is an award-winning author. His newest book, The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, was a national bestseller and received critical acclaim from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times, and more. His previous book, A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age, won the 2017 Neumann Prize, awarded by the British Society for the History of Mathematics for the best book on the history of mathematics for a general audience, and the 2019 Middleton Prize by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his daughter, Venice.

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