Book · 1958 · Nervous system
The Computer and the Brain
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This is the book which it's not even a book it's an essay by jonathan neumann called the computer and the brain and that was the thing the book he was writing knowing that he he was dying of cancer.
The best things said about it
I had a book called the computer of brain by John F noyman perhaps someone that was a true genius I don't know if you heard of him he invented computers he was a a phenomenon at all levels and he was part of the the Manhattan Project he was perhaps one of the most brilliant people ever existed at.
Why people recommend it
The Computer and the Brain by John von Neumann is a seminal exploration of the parallels between human neurological systems and early computing machines. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Dmitry Korkin discussed John von Neumann's essay and book, The Computer and the Brain, highlighting its incredible intellectual power and noting that von Neumann wrote the work while knowing he was dying of cancer, which left a deep impression on him. Similarly, Dr. Bernardo Huberman brought up the book on the Huberman Lab podcast, recalling how discovering it in the middle of the night during his youth inspired his foundational shift toward studying computers, artificial intelligence, and computation. Both speakers emphasized the profound intellectual weight and historical significance of the text, presenting it as an astonishing product of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant minds working against the clock. The reflections from both Korkin and Huberman illustrate how von Neumann's final writings continue to captivate scientists, researchers, and thinkers across generations, serving as an inspiring bridge between biological inquiry and the dawn of modern digital computation.
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Dmitry Korkin this is the book which it's not even a book it's an essay by jonathan neumann called the computer and the b… 2
“this is the book which it's not even a book it's an essay by jonathan neumann called the computer and the brain and that was the thing the book he was writing knowing that he he was dying of cancer”
“so this is the book which it's not even a book it's a it's an essay by uh jonathan neumann called the computer and the brain and that was the thing the book he was writing knowing that he he was dying of cancer”
Dr. Bernardo Huberman I had a book called the computer of brain by John F noyman perhaps someone that was a true genius I don't k… 1
“I had a book called the computer of brain by John F noyman perhaps someone that was a true genius I don't know if you heard of him he invented computers he was a a phenomenon at all levels and he was part of the the Manhattan Project he was perhaps one of the most brilliant people ever existed at”