Idea Makers

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This book of thoroughly engaging essays from one of today's most prodigious
 innovators provides a uniquely personal perspective on the lives and achievements of a selection of intriguing figures from the history of science and technology. Weaving together his immersive interest in people and history with insights gathered from his own experiences, Stephen Wolfram gives an ennobling look at some of the individuals whose ideas and creations have helped shape our world today. Contents includes biographical sketches of: 
 Richard Feynman
 Kurt Godel
 Alan Turing
 John von Neumann
 George Boole
 Ada Lovelace
 Gottfried Leibniz
 Benoit Mandelbrot
 Steve Jobs
 Marvin Minsky
 Russell Towle
 Bertrand Russell
 Alfred Whitehead
 Richard Crandall
 Srinivasa Ramanujan
 Solomon Golomb