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Clifford A. Pickover

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American author and scientist

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Clifford Alan Pickover is an American author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, science fiction, innovation, and creativity. For many years, he was employed at the IBM Thomas J.

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Pickover's works have often dealt with higher dimensions, computer art, and visualization.Pickover's works have often dealt with higher dimensions, computer art, and visualization.In the 1990s, Pickover created virtual caverns from extremely simple numerical simulations that reminded him of the Lechuguilla Cave, pictured here.[6][7]In the 1990s, Pickover created virtual caverns from extremely simple numerical simulations that reminded him of the Lechuguilla Cave, pictured here.[6][7]Example of Pickover stalks in a detail of the Mandelbrot setExample of Pickover stalks in a detail of the Mandelbrot setVisualization of chaotic attractor. Pickover's earliest books often focused on patterns that characterize mathematics such as fractals, chaos, and number theory. Computer graphics, reminiscent of this chaotic attractor, were common in his early works.Visualization of chaotic attractor. Pickover's earliest books often focused on patterns that characterize mathematics such as fractals, chaos, and number theory. Computer graphics, reminiscent of this chaotic attractor, were common in his early works.Forest troll. (Theodor Kittelsen, 1906). Some of Pickover's later books often discussed "science at the edges," including such topics as parallel universes, quantum immortality, alien life, and elf-like beings seen by some people who use dimethyltryptamine.Forest troll. (Theodor Kittelsen, 1906). Some of Pickover's later books often discussed "science at the edges," including such topics as parallel universes, quantum immortality, alien life, and elf-like beings seen by some people who use dimethyltryptamine.

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Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

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Clifford Alan Pickover is an American author, editor, and columnist in the fields of science, mathematics, science fiction, innovation, and creativity. For many years, he was employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown, New York, where he was editor-in-chief of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He has been granted more than 700 U.S. patents, is an elected Fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and is author of more than 50 books, translated into more than a dozen languages.

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Born 1957 · age 69
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