May 2006
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 55m
English

Photograph by Tyler Rourke (thanks to Jack Rosenberg)
After World War II, many of the best physicists and mathematicians in the world could be found at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, N.J. In 1949, a young engineer named Jack Rosenberg was part of a team building one of the world’s first digital computers. Having knowledge of electronics, a keen ear, and an interest in classical music, Rosenberg’s home-built hi-fi was far superior to commercially available audio systems, and before long, his system was widely talked about at the IAS.
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