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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

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Winner of the Neumann Prize for the History of Mathematics

“A charming account of one of the 20th century’s most distinguished scientists…Readers will enjoy this portrait of a modern-day Da Vinci.” —Fortune

From the award-winning duo who coauthored Rome’s Last Citizen comes an exploration of the life of one of the foremost intellects of the 20th century Claude Shannon, the neglected major architect of the digital age—perfect for readers of The Innovators.

In their second collaboration, biogr...