In this lively book of essays, Stephen Wolfram takes the reader along on some of his most surprising and engaging intellectual adventures in science, technology, artificial intelligence and language design.
About the Author
Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking—and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.
Industry Reviews
"Stephen Wolfram is a genius. But that's not the most uncommon of his attributes. He is fiercely and fully independent, in every possible sense of the word. Wolfram does everything, literally everything, on his own terms." -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Bestselling Author of The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness "Editorial Review" "This tour of Stephen Wolfram's mind is a jungle journey where ferocious new ideas jump out at you, then charm you. Read it in batches, because the idea density is high and pleasure long." -- Gregory Benford, Author of Nebula Award-Winning Timescape "Editorial Review" "Across 40 centuries, 'impudent' minds were denounced or crushed. Rejoice that we unleash ours! As a brazen theoretician, Stephen Wolfram upended scientific models, then crafted practical tools used by the world's top innovators. He dives into deep abstractions, then explains them clearly to a fascinated public. Enter, oh impudent explorers!" -- David Brin, Author of Hugo- and Nebula Award-Winning Uplift Series "Editorial Review" "Get inside the head of one of our era's most creative and influential minds as he explores everything from communicating with extraterrestrial life to finding the fundamental underpinnings of reality. Adventures of a Computational Explorer is a deep and delightful intellectual odyssey." -- Briane Greene, Bestselling Author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos "Editorial Review" "Stephen Wolfram has the most brilliant computational mind I have ever encountered. His endless curiosity, breadth of knowledge, and attention to detail are truly astonishing. Adventures is a wild ride down the Rabbit Hole." -- Nova Spivack, Chairman, Arch Mission Foundation "Editorial Review" "Stephen Wolfram is one of the remarkable scientists and technologists of our time, a physicist who went deep into computing as a fundamental way to understand our universe. In Adventures of a Computational Explorer, he shares episodes of his journey, written in his characteristically direct and engaging style." -- Nathan Myhrvold, Founder and CEO of Intellectual Ventures "Editorial Review"
