From The Greats
Co-author of A Mind at Play, a biography of information-theory pioneer Claude Shannon.
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A Mind at Play
by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman · 2017
A biography of Claude Shannon, tracing his work on information theory alongside his experiments, inventions, and playful approach to problems.
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Chris Dixon
Venture investor; co-founder of SiteAdvisor and Hunch
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Documented citation: Selected in Chris Dixon’s winter 2017 reading recommendations.
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