Quantum Variant
@quantumvariant
Just finished reading: The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya One of the greatest minds to shape our modern world in so many ways. He was a pioneer in quantum physics, game theory, cellular automata, universal constructors, digital computers, self-replicating structures, and AI. We stand on the shoulders (minds) of giants.
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Jawa
@jawa
Oo this guy sounds very interesting!
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Quantum Variant
@quantumvariant
This guy! Hahaha He's up there with the smartest minds of the last century. His ideas on Game Theory are still used today.
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Jawa
@jawa
You had me at cellular automata
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Quantum Variant
@quantumvariant
really the basis for all the AI development. So fascinating
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Quantum Variant
@quantumvariant
This book is a biography of his life, but Von Neumann has written a number of books on these topics. I've added a few to my reading list. One book leads to others and so on and so on.
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Jawa
@jawa
Bigger question: where do you store your reading list?
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Quantum Variant
@quantumvariant
Libby keeps track of it for me.
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