Idea Makers · Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Some Notable People

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