Clifford A. Pickover
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Clifford Alan Pickover attended Franklin and Marshall College for his undergraduate degree. In 1982 he received his Ph.D. from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, where he conducted research on X-ray scattering and protein structure. In 1982 he joined IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center as a member of the speech synthesis group. For much of his career, he has published technical articles on scientific visualization, computer art, and recreational mathematics. Pickover is still employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where he is the editor of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He is also an associate editor for the scientific journal Computers and Graphics. For many years he wrote the Brain-Boggler column for Discover magazine, and he currently writes the Brain-Strain column for Odyssey magazine. He has written several science fiction novels as well, including his Neoreality series.
Born 1957-08-15
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- ISNI0000000080841782
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Books by Clifford A. Pickover
Total count: 63
Computers, pattern, chaos and beautygraphics from an unseen worldSutton1990-01-01-
Computers and the imaginationvisual adventures beyond the edgeSt. Martin's Press1991-01-01
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Spiral SymmetryWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd1992-01-01
Mazes for the mindcomputers and the unexpectedSt. Martin's Press1992-01-01
Visions of the FutureArt, Technology and Computing in the Twenty-First CenturyPalgrave Macmillan1992-12-01-
Frontiers of Scientific VisualizationWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John1993-01-01
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Chaos in Wonderlandvisual adventures in a fractal world1st ed.St. Martin's Press1994-01-01
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Visualizing Biological InformationWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd1995-01-01
Keys to infinityWiley & Sons1995-01-01-
Pattern BookFractals, Art and NatureWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd1995-01-01
Black holesa traveler's guideWiley1996-01-01
Fractal HorizonsThe Future Use of Fractals1st ed editionSt. Martin's Press1996-07-01
The alien IQ testBasicBooks1997-01-01
The loom of Godmathematical tapestries at the edge of timePlenum Press1997-01-01
Strange brains and geniusthe secret lives of eccentric scientists and madmenPlenum Trade1998-01-01-
Chaos and FractalsA Computer Graphical JourneyElsevier Science & Technology Books1998-01-01
The science of aliens1st ed.Basic Books1998-01-01
Timea traveler's guideOxford University Press1998-01-01-
Surfing Through HyperspaceUnderstanding Higher Universes in Six Easy LessonsOxford University Press1999-01-01
Spider Legs1 Mass Mkt editionTor Books1999-02-01
Cryptorunescodes and secret writingPomegranate2000-01-01
The Girl Who Gave Birth to RabbitsA True Medical MysteryPrometheus Books2000-06-15
Wonders of NumbersAdventures in Math, Mind, and MeaningOxford University Press, USA2000-12-15-
Stars of HeavenOxford University Press2001-01-01
Out of Sight Mind-Bending Visual Puzzles 2002 CalendarWall editionPomegranate (Cal)2001-06-01
Dreaming the FutureThe Fantastic Story of PredictionPrometheus Books2001-06-15
Oh, les nombres !Dunod2001-10-02
The Paradox of God and the Science of OmnisciencePalgrave Macmillan2001-12-01
The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and StarsAn Exhibition of Surprising Structures across Dimensions.Princeton University Press2002-01-01
The Lobotomy ClubLighthouse Press2002-08-15
The Mathematics of OzMental Gymnastics from Beyond the EdgeCambridge University Press2002-09-02
Sushi Never SleepsLighthouse Press2002-09-09
Egg Drop SoupLighthouse Press2002-09-09
Calculus and pizzaa cookbook for the hungry mindJohn Wiley2003-01-01-
Mind-Bending Puzzles 2004 CalendarA 366-DayPomegranate Communications2003-06-01
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Mind-Bending Puzzles 2005 CalendarPage/Day editionPomegranate (Cal)2004-07-01
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Passion for MathematicsNumbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for RealityWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John2005-01-01
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Sex, Drugs, Einstein and ElvesSmart Publications2005-01-01
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Mind-Bending PuzzlesA 365-Day Calendar for 2006Page/Day editionPomegranate (Cal)2005-07-30
The Möbius stripDr. August Möbius's marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmologyThunder's Mouth Press2006-01-01
A Beginner's Guide to ImmortalityExtraordinary People, Alien Brains, and Quantum ResurrectionThunder's Mouth Press2006-12-06
The Heaven VirusLulu.com2007-04-17-
Archimedes to HawkingLaws of Science and the Great Minds Behind ThemOxford University Press2008-01-01
The Math BookFrom Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of MathematicsSterling2009-01-01-
AliensCiencia tras la vida ExtraterrestreRobinbook, Ediciones S.L.2010-01-01
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Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Starsan Exhibition of Surprising Structures Across DimensionsPrinceton University Press2011-01-01
The physics bookfrom Olbers' paradox to Schrödinger's cat : from the big bang to quantum resurrection, 250 milestones in the history of physicsSterling Pub.2011-01-01
The medical bookfrom witch doctors to robot surgeons : 250 milestones in the history of medicineSterling Pub.2012-01-01-
Spider LegsOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.2012-01-01
The Book of BlackBlack Holes, Black Death, Black Forest Cake and Other Dark Sides of LifeDover Publications2013-10-17
The mathematics devotionalcelebrating the wisdom and beauty of mathematics2014-01-01
The physics devotionalcelebrating the wisdom and beauty of physicsSterling2015-01-01
Death and the AfterlifeA Chronological Journey, from Cremation to Quantum ResurrectionSterling Publishing Co., Inc.2015-01-01
The Science BookFrom Darwin to Dark Energy, 250 Milestones in the History of ScienceSterling2018-11-06
Artificial Intelligence : an Illustrated HistoryFrom Medieval Robots to Neural NetworksSterling Publishing Co., Inc.2019-01-01
EL LIBRO DE LA CIENCIALIBRERO IBP2020-02-12
INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIALUNA HISTORIA ILUSTRADALIBRERO2021-06-29
INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIALUNA HISTORIA ILUSTRADALIBRERO2021-06-29
LIBRO DE LAS MATEMATICAS, ELLIBRERO2021-06-29
LIBRO DE LA FISICA, ELLIBRERO2021-06-29
LIBRO DE LA FISICA, ELLIBRERO2021-06-29
LIBRO DE LAS MATEMATICAS, ELLIBRERO2021-06-29-
Artificial Intelligence : an Illustrated HistoryFrom Medieval Robots to Neural NetworksSterling Publishing Co., Inc.2024-01-01