John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener
Subtitle: from mathematics to the technologies of life and death
By: Steve J. Heims.
Publisher: Mit Pr
Published: 1980-10-01
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Number of pages: 547
Subjects: Wiener, Norbert, -- 1894-1964; Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957; Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: ix; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xvii; label: 1
title: Wiener's Youth: His Father's Image
pagenum: 2; label: 2
title: Von Neumann's Youth: Mathematical Reasoning Power as Amulet
pagenum: 26; label: 3
title: The Measure of an Extremely Lively and Wholly Haphazard Motion
pagenum: 58; label: 4
title: The Rational Poker Player
pagenum: 79; label: 5
title: Axioms and Atoms
pagenum: 96; label: 6
title: Scientific Style and Habits of Work
pagenum: 116; label: 7
title: The Foundation: Chaos or Logic?
pagenum: 141; label: 8
title: The Normal Life of Mathematics Professors
pagenum: 163; label: 9
title: The Watershed
pagenum: 179; label: 10
title: A Mutual Interest, But...
pagenum: 201; label: 11
title: Von Neumann and the Arms Race: Technical Adviser in the Corridors of Power
pagenum: 230; label: 12
title: Political Power, Human Nature, and Society
pagenum: 291; label: 13
title: Wiener, the Independent Intellectual: Technology as Applied Moral and Social Philosophy
pagenum: 330; label: 14
title: Von Neumann: Only Human, in Spite of Himself
pagenum: 347; label: 15
title: Wiener's Later Years: Again the Golem
pagenum: 372; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 398; title: Notes
pagenum: 415; title: Index
pagenum: 531