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64 Geeks: The Brains Who Shaped Our World
We wouldn't have Bluetooth or Wi-Fi today without the ingenuity of an actress once described as "the most beautiful woman in the world."
And we might have had mobile messaging as early as 1901, were it not for the fickleness of a banker.
From celebrated prodigies and self-proclaimed geniuses to history's hidden heroes-64 GEEKS brings you the incredible stories of the world's best brains, all presented alongside clever 8-bit likenesses.
And we might have had mobile messaging as early as 1901, were it not for the fickleness of a banker.
From celebrated prodigies and self-proclaimed geniuses to history's hidden heroes-64 GEEKS brings you the incredible stories of the world's best brains, all presented alongside clever 8-bit likenesses.
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144 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 4, 2018
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About the author
Chas Newkey-Burden
45 books23 followersChas Newkey-Burden is a British journalist and author. His books include The Reduced History of Britain, Great Email Disasters and Not In My Name: A Compendium Of Modern Hypocrisy (co-written with Julie Burchill). He has also written unauthorised biographies of Simon Cowell, Paris Hilton, Amy Winehouse, Alexandra Burke and six official publications for Arsenal football club.
He has written for publications including The Guardian, Four Four Two, Total Football, Time Out, Attitude and The Big Issue; and internet sites including Ynetnews, The First Post and Guardian Blogs. A former Contributing Editor to Loaded magazine and former editor of the football website icons.com, where he was also Dennis Bergkamp's official biographer. Interviewees include David Beckham, Ricky Gervais, Frank Lampard, Rachel Stevens and James Bourne.
Newkey-Burden has discussed his books, football news and the Middle East on TV and radio shows including Sky News, CNN, BBC Breakfast News, The Today Programme on Radio 4, Five Live Breakfast, TalkSport, Capital Gold and BBC Radio London. He was featured on the BBC 2 documentary Cold War Kids, the Sky One show Celebrities On Heat and The Biography Channel and Fuse Television's documentaries on Amy Winehouse.
Newkey-Burden has a blog, entitled OyVaGoy, in which he describes himself as 'philosemitic' and posts opinions firmly in support of the state of Israel, and critical of those he perceives as being against Israel.
In July 2008, the British satirical magazine Private Eye reported that Newkey-Burden had posted positive reviews of his own books on the Amazon.co.uk online bookstore.
He has written for publications including The Guardian, Four Four Two, Total Football, Time Out, Attitude and The Big Issue; and internet sites including Ynetnews, The First Post and Guardian Blogs. A former Contributing Editor to Loaded magazine and former editor of the football website icons.com, where he was also Dennis Bergkamp's official biographer. Interviewees include David Beckham, Ricky Gervais, Frank Lampard, Rachel Stevens and James Bourne.
Newkey-Burden has discussed his books, football news and the Middle East on TV and radio shows including Sky News, CNN, BBC Breakfast News, The Today Programme on Radio 4, Five Live Breakfast, TalkSport, Capital Gold and BBC Radio London. He was featured on the BBC 2 documentary Cold War Kids, the Sky One show Celebrities On Heat and The Biography Channel and Fuse Television's documentaries on Amy Winehouse.
Newkey-Burden has a blog, entitled OyVaGoy, in which he describes himself as 'philosemitic' and posts opinions firmly in support of the state of Israel, and critical of those he perceives as being against Israel.
In July 2008, the British satirical magazine Private Eye reported that Newkey-Burden had posted positive reviews of his own books on the Amazon.co.uk online bookstore.
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February 6, 2021
As books that can be read in a single evening go, I'm not sure you could ask for more than this one offered. Furthermore, this book was purchased for the measly sum of £1.00.
As the title suggests, the author profiles 64 "geeks", who in their own way helped to shape and influence the world we find ourselves in today. Each one has a two page spread, and although each biography is more of a brief overview of their contributions, the content is nicely written and very easy to read.
The "geeks" covered come from many different eras and fields. There are the old philosophers of antiquity, such as Plato and Aristotle, on to the likes of Newton, Darwin, and on to more modern scientists like Einstein and Hawking. There are some really interesting additions later in the book, as we have figures from music, gaming, art, as well as pioneers of the internet age.
As the title suggests, the author profiles 64 "geeks", who in their own way helped to shape and influence the world we find ourselves in today. Each one has a two page spread, and although each biography is more of a brief overview of their contributions, the content is nicely written and very easy to read.
The "geeks" covered come from many different eras and fields. There are the old philosophers of antiquity, such as Plato and Aristotle, on to the likes of Newton, Darwin, and on to more modern scientists like Einstein and Hawking. There are some really interesting additions later in the book, as we have figures from music, gaming, art, as well as pioneers of the internet age.
January 30, 2023
Tentang 64 orang nerds yang literally mengubah dunia!
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Mulai dari Pythagoras dengan teori matematika yang sudah ada dari jaman manusia belum menyembah Tuhan.
Dan Plato yang membuat kita menjadi manusia lebih beradab dengan buku politiknya yang dipakai lebih dari separo negara di muka bumi.
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Lalu salah satu manusia paling hebat di muka bumi versi saya: Marie Curie!!! Kalau tidak ada beliau ilmu kedokteran tidak akan secanggih sekarang!
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Sampai Shigeru Miyamoto si pencipta game Mario Bross. Dan tentunya the cool Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
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Mulai dari Archimedes sampai Alan Turing.
Dari da Vinci sampai Zuckeberg!
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Mulai dari Pythagoras dengan teori matematika yang sudah ada dari jaman manusia belum menyembah Tuhan.
Dan Plato yang membuat kita menjadi manusia lebih beradab dengan buku politiknya yang dipakai lebih dari separo negara di muka bumi.
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Lalu salah satu manusia paling hebat di muka bumi versi saya: Marie Curie!!! Kalau tidak ada beliau ilmu kedokteran tidak akan secanggih sekarang!
.
Sampai Shigeru Miyamoto si pencipta game Mario Bross. Dan tentunya the cool Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
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Mulai dari Archimedes sampai Alan Turing.
Dari da Vinci sampai Zuckeberg!
November 24, 2019
A selection of profiles of people who have changed history ranging from Aristotle to Mark Zuckerberg. There are 64 famous (and occasionally not so famous) people covered, with each entry occupying a double page spread. Each profile is accompanied by a suitably geekish 8-bit pixellated image of the person in question. It's quite interesting as a quick, easy read.
April 16, 2020
Alright book, small summary on each of the 64 geeks.
January 2, 2024
Inspirational.
September 29, 2025
Well, it was a fun preview of some of great people!
October 9, 2020
A nice, succinct and colorful piece of information on some of the most interesting geniuses of all time. I'd flaw the book mainly for its design than content. The main text is just too small and seems a bit scattered on the page not making full use of its space.
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