Ex Prodigy by Norbert Wiener (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The cover of the book has shelf wear and some stains. The spine of the cover is faded. There is a small bit of writing in pencil on the fly page. Otherwise, the pages of the book are clean and unmarked. See photos. The Placitas Community Library is a small, rural library located in an unincorporated area. All proceeds help pay for the operating expenses of the library.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps. Reprint. Paperback. Clean, tight, unmarked. Shelf wear and rubbed wraps. "Step into the mind of a genius with Ex-Prodigy: My Childhood and Youth, the emotionally raw and fascinating autobiography by Norbert Wiener, the father of cybernetics. Before he revolutionized modern computing and engineering, Wiener was an extraordinary child who read Darwin at age seven, entered college at eleven, and earned his PhD from Harvard at just eighteen. In this unsparing, deeply human memoir, he pulls back the curtain on the immense pressures of his upbringing, exploring his complex relationship with an overbearing father and the psychological toll of balancing isolation with extreme intellectual expectation. Far from a dry scientific text, Ex-Prodigy is a gripping, unsentimental study of how a boy pushed to the absolute limits of human intelligence navigated his uneven nature to emerge as a brilliant citizen of the world.".…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. Pages unmarked, light wear to the edges.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or limited writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Fine. LIKE NEW!!! Has a red or black remainder mark on bottom/exterior edge of pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Third Printing, February 1972. The book is in good condition, with minor wear on the cover and edges typical of a paperback of this age. The spine is intact, and the pages are clean with no inscriptions or markings. There is no dust jacket, as expected for this format. Overall, it is well-preserved and suitable for collectors and readers alike. unknown (no dust jacket present). …

Paperback. pp. 309. 8vo. Shelfwear, discolouration to covers and mark to bottom page edge, internally clean and bright; very good-.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The M.I.T. Press, 1964. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with some toning to the page ends, the previous owners name and date on the half title page, and some shelf and edgewear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. 1966. Paperback. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 526 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. No remainder mark. First Edition / First Printing of the paperback publication. 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

Condition: Very Good. 1966. Paperback. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good. . . . .

Softcover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Spine is sunned and front cover is stained, but readability is not impacted.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Second paperback printings (1st eds., 1953-56, 1st paperback printings, 1964). [x], 309, [1=ads] pp; 1 leaf (ads), 380 pp. Original wrappers. A Near Fine 'set.'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. EX-PRODIGY My Childhood and Youth, by Norbert Wiener- 1953- Simon and Schuster, New York- ORIGINAL 1953 FIRST PRINTING ('First Printing' STATED)- This is NOT an ex-library book and it is NOT a reprint edition- BINDING is cloth HARDCOVER in generally VG condition with NO extraneous writings or bookplates. Just normal 'age coloration 309 pages There is NO DUST JACKET whose WORK was an IMPORTANT STEP towards the DEVELOPMENT of modern ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BK2412479.…

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Norbert Wiener's unique childhood, a fascinating study of young genius. First edition, missing its jacket, a very nice copy.

Grey Cloith. Condition: Good-VG. No Jacket. 1st ed., 1st printing. f/piece & t.p. as a unified opening spread illustrated with brown photos of Wiener at various ages + one his wife, one of parents and one with grandmother, xii+301+(1, 'Note on author'), top edge grey, no jacket but front jacket wraparound slipped in; gift inscription to front endpaper rather cancelled, small brown patch centre dedication page, slightly offset to facing verso t.p.; otherwise internally clean, tight and unmarked in clean covers, bottom corners bumped, spine just a tad faded. A quite acceptable copy of the scarce 1st edition of this interesting account of his early years by the founder of cybernetics. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. Size: 14 Cms x 21 Cms.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Xii, 39 Pp. Grey Cloth, Stamped In Gilt And Green. Stated First Printing. Lightly Used Book With Presentation Bookplate To A Library, Their Blind Stamp On Title Page, No Other Marks. Dj With Wear, Small Losses At Corners, Price Clipped. …

Simon and Schuster, New York - 1953, first printing, 14,50x21 cm, reliure d'éditeur, XII + 309 pages Edition originale. Bon état mais exemplaire de bibliothèque (3 tampons), sans jaquette - Pour les envois hors de France, la tafication «livre & brochure» pour les frais de port a disparue.Les frais de port annoncés correspondent à une moyenne. Ils seront calculés au plus juste en fonction du poids de votre article.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near fine 2 volume set of Norbert Wiener's autobiography: 'Ex-Prodigy: My Childhood and Youth' (1953), 309pp; 'I Am a Mathematician: The Later Life of a Prodigy' (1956), 380pp. First M.I.T. Press Paperback Editions (1964). Both volumes: No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Internally fine. Clean and tight covers, no notable damage, negligible rubbing and ageing only. No creasing at all to the spines. Presumed unread, certainly fresh and clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Hardcover; 8vo; 309 pages. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by Wiener on the ffep. Grey cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on a green label on spine. Bumped corners. Light water damage to front. Yellowing but clean pages. Deckled fore-edge. In a jacket, poor overall but NPC. Bumped/chipped edges, missing pieces from back, edges of spine and front. Yellowing. G+/P. Yes. Book.…

First edition of Weiner's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Norbert Weiner on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Famed mathematician, Nobert Wiener is regarded as the originator of cybernetics, a formalization of the notion of feedback, with many implications for engineering, systems control, computer science, biology, philosophy, and the organization of society.…