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The Computer and the Brain
John von Neumann ISBN 9780300084733
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John von Neumann ISBN 9780300084733
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This book by John von Neumann came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: guest. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“it's a it's an essay by uh jonathan neumann called the computer and the brain ... the intellectual power in in this book in this essay is incredible”— guest
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