A Mind at Play

‘A long overdue, insightful and humane portrait of this eccentric and towering genius.’ – Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of STEVE JOBs‘A welcome and inspiring account of a largely unsung hero - unsung because, the authors suggest, he accomplished something so fundamental that it’s difficult to imagine a world without it.’ * Kirkus Reviews *‘An exceptionally elegant and authoritative portrait… Sonni and Goodman’s elucidations of Claude Shannon’s theories are gems of conciseness and clarity.’ – Sylvia Nasar, author of the bestselling A BEAUTIFUL MIND, winner of the National Books Critics Award

Jimmy Sonni has worked as an editor at The New York Observer and The Washington Examiner and as a speechwriter. His writing and commentary have appeared in Slate, The Atlantic, and CNN.

Rob Goodman is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University and a former congressional speechwriter. He has written for Slate, The Atlantic, Politico Magazine and The Chronicle of Higher Education.