Adventures of a Computational Explorer
Published on 26. December 2019
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-57955-026-4 (ISBN)
Description
Through his pioneering work in science, technology and language design, Stephen Wolfram has developed his own signature way of thinking about an
impressive range of subjects. In this lively book of essays, Wolfram takes
the reader along on some of his most surprising and engaging intellectual
adventures.
From science consulting for a Hollywood movie, solving problems of
AI ethics, hunting for the source of an unusual polyhedron, communicating
with extraterrestrials, to finding the fundamental theory of physics and
exploring the digits of pi, Adventures of a Computational Explorer captures
the infectious energy and curiosity of one of the great pioneers of the
computational world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Champaign
United States
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
767 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57955-026-4 (9781579550264)
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Adventures of a Computational Explorer
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10/2019
Wolfram Media
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Person
Stephen Wolfram is a distinguished scientist and best-selling author, and the creator of some of the world's most respected software systems, including Mathematica, Wolfram]Alpha and the Wolfram Language. For more than 30 years he has been the CEO of the global technology company Wolfram Research.