{"product_id":"mind-at-play-book-jimmy-soni-9781476766683","title":"A Mind at Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Neumann Prize for the History of Mathematics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**'Best of 2017' by \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Sun\u003c\/i\u003e**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe owe Claude Shannon a lot, and Soni \u0026amp; Goodman's book takes a big first step in paying that debt. --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSoni 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. --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJimmy Soni and Rob Goodman make a convincing case for their subtitle while reminding us that Shannon never made this claim himself. --\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSoni and Goodman have done their research.\u003ci\u003eA Mind at Play \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the remarkable human behind some of the most important theoretical and practical contributions to the information age. --\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mind at Play \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eshows us that you don't need to be a genius to learn from a genius. Claude Shannon's inventive, vibrant life demonstrates how vital the act of play can be to making the most of work. --\u003ci\u003eInc.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA charming account of one of the twentieth century's most distinguished scientists.Readers will enjoy this portrait of a modern-day Da Vinci. --\u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their second collaboration, biographers Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman present the story of Claude Shannon--one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century and the architect of the Information Age, whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded. Claude Shannon was a groundbreaking polymath, a brilliant tinkerer, and a digital pioneer. He constructed the first wearable computer, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots. He also wrote the seminal text of the digital revolution, which has been called the Magna Carta of the Information Age. In this elegantly written, exhaustively researched biography, Soni and Goodman reveal Claude Shannon's full story for the first time. With unique access to Shannon's family and friends, \u003ci\u003eA Mind at Play \u003c\/i\u003ebrings this singular innovator and always playful genius to life.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49882563477777,"sku":"CIN1476766681VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49990174376209,"sku":"CIN1476766681G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50143796953361,"sku":"CIN1476766681A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50265334350097,"sku":"GOR009541067","price":22.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52843841814801,"sku":"GOR011362053","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1476766681.jpg?v=1750858679","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/mind-at-play-book-jimmy-soni-9781476766683","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}