Named a best book of the year by Bloomberg and Nature. 'Soni and Goodman have done their research...A Mind at Play reveals the remarkable human behind some of the most important theoretical and practical contributions to the information age.' (Nature) 'A charming account of one of the twentieth century’s most distinguished scientists…Readers will enjoy this portrait of a modern-day Da Vinci.' (Fortune) This is the extraordinary story of the little-known man who influenced every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded. He wrote the seminal text of the digital revolution, which has been called ‘the Magna Carta of the Information Age.’ His discoveries would lead contemporaries to compare him to Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. His work anticipated by decades the world we live in today and gave mathematicians and engineers the tools to create the digital technology we rely on. His career stretched from the era of room-sized computers powered by gears and string to the age of Apple. His life shows us the beginnings of modern technology: in the ‘idea factory’ of Bell Labs, in the ‘scientists’ war’ with Nazi Germany, and in the work of Shannon’s collaborators and rivals, including Alan Turing. With access to Shannon’s family and friends, A Mind at Playbrings this singular innovator and creative genius to life.

Mind at Play

History

Jimmy Soni

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Amberley Publishing

The Founders: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and the Story of PayPal

ATLANTIC BOOKS *

'A fascinating page-turner... An indispensable guide to modern innovation and entrepreneurship.' 
Walter Isaacson, no. 1 bestselling author of Steve Jobs\nPerfect for readers of Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance and Zero to One by Peter Theil\nOut of PayPal's ranks have come household names like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin and Reid Hoffman. Since leaving Paypal, they have formed, funded, and advised the leading companies of our era, including Tesla, Facebook, YouTube, SpaceX, Yelp, Palantir, and LinkedIn, among many others. Yet for all their influence, the incredible story of where they started has gone largely untold.\nIn The Founders, award-winning author Jimmy Soni narrates how a once-in-a-generation collaboration turned a scrappy start-up into one of the most successful businesses of all time. Facing bruising competition, internal strife, the emergence of widespread online fraud, and the devastating dot-com bust of the 2000s, their success was anything but certain. But they would go on to change our world forever.\nInformed by hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to thousands of pages of internal material, The Founders explores how the seeds of so much of what drives the internet today were planted two decades ago.

The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

Simon & Schuster Export

Les fondateurs: L'histoire de PayPal et des créateurs de la Silicon Valley

TALENT EDITIONS

Założyciele. Historia PayPala i przedsiębiorców, który tworzyli Dolinę Krzemową

The Founders By Jimmy Soni, Shoe Dog A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE By Phil Knight 2 Books Collection Set

Biographies & Memoirs

Phil Knight

Professionals & Academics

Atlantic Books/ Simon & Schuster Ltd

The Hard Thing About Hard Things [Hardcover] By Ben Horowitz, The Founders By Jimmy Soni 2 Books Collection Set

Business & Money

Ben Horowitz

Management & Leadership

Harper Business/Atlantic Books Ltd

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