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Having studied mathematics and physics in his native Finland, Cambridge and Edinburgh, Hannu Rajaniemi has been based in that city for several years where he was a founding
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A true polymath, Neal Stephenson is a prolific writer who spans genres, spinning together computer science, mathematics, language and history in his epic tales. Coming to prominence with
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