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thatsmaths.com
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| | Recommending a few books which touch on aspects of the Manhattan Project: The Last Man who Knew Everything: the life and times of Enrico Fermi - David Schwartz Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves - Robert S Norris The Maniac - Benjamin Labatut The Last Man who Knew Everything is a historical and scientific biography of Enrico Fermi. We learn about Fermi, his work, and best of all we hear the story of the world's first self-sustaining nuclear reaction under the University of Chicago.
| | henrikwarne.com
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| | Before I read The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya, I only knew about John von Neumann in two contexts: that computers use the von Neumann architecture, and that he appeared in a story about a mathematical problem I remember from many years ago. After reading it, I understand what a genius he was,...
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| | Link Summary of contributions Mathematical foundations for quantum mechanics (aged 22) Mathematics of ballistics & explosions (in the 30s when sensed war was looming) Analysis of the structure of self-replication which preceded the discovery of the structure of DNA Manhattan project Founded Game theory Building the ENIAC, the first digital computer Cellular automata Introduction "As...
| | www.andyhinesight.com
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| Capitalism's view of nature is that it is something to be conquered and exploited. The more science and technology has advanced, the greater our sense of dominance over nature has grown ... to the point where we see ourselves above it. It's become something we need to be protected from it. Nature is something to be used for the benefit...