Mathematics
The Mathematics of Ted Kaczynski
Before terrorist Theodore John Kaczynski (1942-) began sending mail-bombs to faculty members at various American universities, he had a promising career in mathematics.
Biography
Wiener
The Absent-Minded Father of Cybernetics, Norbert Wiener
American mathematician Norbert Wiener (1894–1964) was by all accounts, a very peculiar man. After graduating from high school at 11 years old, he entered Tufts College and within three years was awarded an A.B. in mathematics.
Physics
When Wiener met Einstein (1925)
Mathematician and later father of cybernetics Norbert Wiener (1894-1964) crossed paths with many great minds in his life, from Bertrand Russell and G.H. Hardy, to Max Born, John F. Nash Jr. and John von Neumann.
Physics
The Eccentricities of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The so-called “Father of the Atomic Bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer was once described as “a genius of the nuclear age and also the walking, talking conscience of science and civilization”.
Mathematics
The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
Known now as “the last representative of the great mathematicians”, von Neumann’s genius was legendary even in his own lifetime. The sheer breadth of stories and anecdotes about his brilliance, from Nobel Prize-winning physicists to world-class mathematicians abound.
Erdős
The Mathematical Nomad, Paul Erdős
Paul Erdos is to this day remembered as the man who devoted his entire life to mathematics. Living out of a suitcase traveling from university to university, throughout his life he survived off speaking fees and modest endowments from various universities.
Mathematics
The Beautiful Life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
“He was so incredibly himself” — Herta Newman