A Mind at Play

In their second collaboration, biographers Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman present the life story of Claude Shannon—one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century and the architect of the Information Age, whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded. In this elegantly written and exhaustively researched biography, Soni and Goodman reveal for the first time Shannon’s full story. With unique access to Shannon’s family and friends, A Mind at Play brings this singular innovator and always playful genius to life.