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Slater Stich @slaterstich · Jul 14, 2023
  • Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Stanislaw Ulam’s “Adventures of a Mathematician”, Eugene Wigner’s “Recollections”, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Total Recall”.

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Paul Graham @paulg · Jul 14, 2023
  • Answered to I've read many wonderful biographies, but am realizing that I can't think of similarly good autobiographies. Have you read any that you love?
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Book 1976
Adventures of a Mathematician
by Stanislaw M. Ulam
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Paul Graham @paulg · Apr 27, 2021
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I made the mistake of watching an episode of Big Bang Theory before resuming my rereading of Stanislaw Ulam's (excellent) autobiography, and now I'm hearing it in Sheldon's voice.

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