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The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir Starting as, in her words, “a trailing spouse,” she rose to become a noted academic during the 1960s and ’70s, casting her teaching and writing in the framework of globalization bef
| Title | : | The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (974 Votes) |
| Id Book | : | 0472035649 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-30 |
| Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
Marina Whitman is the daughter and only child of John von Neumann, one of the five Hungarian scientific geniuses dubbed “the Martians” by their colleagues, a figure often hailed as the greatest mathematician of the 20th century and even as the greatest scientist after Einstein. He was a key figure in the Manhattan project; the inventor of game theory; the pioneer developer of the modern stored-program electronic computer; and, right up until his death, an adviser to the top echelons of the American military establishment. Whitman’s memoir is the story of how the cosmopolitan environment in which she was immersed, the demanding expectations of her parents, and her own struggles to emerge from the shadow of a larger-than-life parent shaped her life and work. Starting as, in her words, “a trailing spouse,” she rose to become a noted academic during the 1960s and ’70s, casting her teaching and writing in the framework of globalization before the word had
Marina von Neumann Whitman is Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
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