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Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel.
Published on: March 23, 2012 | 
Length: 52:13 | 
Views: 3424
 |  This video is available until: April 30, 2029
 

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