{"product_id":"the-computer-the-brain-john-von-neumann-9780300181111","title":"The Computer \u0026 the Brain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics, and engineering include the basic organizational framework at the heart of today's computers, concludes that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also has its own peculiar statistical language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his foreword to this new edition, Ray Kurzweil, a futurist famous in part for his own reflections on the relationship between technology and intelligence, places von Neumann's work in a historical context and shows how it remains relevant today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Von Neumann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300181116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300181111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.04w x 0.36d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Von Neumann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044501942527,"sku":"9780300181111","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc8e6c80-6aa9-40f5-b13b-b27a0e8081dc.jpg?v=1684973222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-computer-the-brain-john-von-neumann-9780300181111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}