The MANIAC
Benjamin Labatut delivers a chilling exploration of the boundaries between human genius and artificial madness in this historical fiction masterpiece. The story follows the life of John von Neumann, a terrifyingly brilliant polymath whose work on the atomic bomb, game theory, and digital computing reshaped the modern world. Through a chorus of diverse perspectives, Labatut examines how one man’s …
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