Wow, this is a truly original contribution to the history of science. Central character is John von Neumann. He pioneered in ideas of the computer, atomic bomb, game theory and artificial intelligence.
Fortunately you don't need scientific knowledge for this book. It's told by the people nearest to him in an interesting mosaic of voices. How close his genius and madness were.
The writing is thrilling, in a beautiful literary style. Masterpiece!
