![]() Claude Shannon's inventive, vibrant life demonstrates how vital the act of play can be to making the most of work. Nature A Mind at Play shows us that you don't need to be a genius to learn from a genius. ![]() A Mind at Play reveals the remarkable human behind some of the most important theoretical and practical contributions to the information age. The Wall Street Journal Soni and Goodman have done their research. Financial Times Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman make a convincing case for their subtitle while reminding us that Shannon never made this claim himself. They summon the right level of awe while stopping short of hyperbole. San Francisco Review of Books Soni and Goodman are at their best when they invoke the wonder an idea can instill. 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. ![]()
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