Biography

Clifford Alan Pickover attended Franklin and Marshall College for his undergraduate degree. In 1982 he received his Ph.D. from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, where he conducted research on X-ray scattering and protein structure. In 1982 he joined IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center as a member of the speech synthesis group. For much of his career, he has published technical articles on scientific visualization, computer art, and recreational mathematics. Pickover is still employed at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where he is the editor of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He is also an associate editor for the scientific journal Computers and Graphics. For many years he wrote the Brain-Boggler column for Discover magazine, and he currently writes the Brain-Strain column for Odyssey magazine. He has written several science fiction novels as well, including his Neoreality series.

Books by Clifford A. Pickover

Math Book
Math Book
2025
Artificial Intelligence : an Illustrated History
Artificial Intelligence : an Illustrated History
2024
LIBRO DE LA FISICA, EL
LIBRO DE LA FISICA, EL
2021
LIBRO DE LAS MATEMATICAS, EL
LIBRO DE LAS MATEMATICAS, EL
2021
The physics devotional
The physics devotional
2015
Fractal 3D Magic
Fractal 3D Magic
2014
The mathematics devotional
The mathematics devotional
2014
The Book of Black
The Book of Black
2013
The physics book
The physics book
2011
Zen of Magic Squares, Circles,
Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars
2011
Archimedes to Hawking
Archimedes to Hawking
2008
Calculus and Pizza
Calculus and Pizza
2008
A beginner's guide to immortality
A beginner's guide to immortality
2007
The Heaven Virus
The Heaven Virus
2007
The Mathematics of Oz
The Mathematics of Oz
2007
A passion for mathematics
A passion for mathematics
2005
Sex, drugs, Einstein, & elves
Sex, drugs, Einstein, & elves
2005
Mind-Bending Puzzles 2005 Cale
Mind-Bending Puzzles 2005 Calendar
2004
The Stars of Heaven
The Stars of Heaven
2004
Mind-Bending Puzzles 2004 Cale
Mind-Bending Puzzles 2004 Calendar
2003
The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars
The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars
2003
Egg Drop Soup
Egg Drop Soup
2002
Liquid Earth (Neoreality Series)
Liquid Earth (Neoreality Series)
2002
Sushi Never Sleeps
Sushi Never Sleeps
2002
The alien IQ test
The alien IQ test
2002
The Lobotomy Club
The Lobotomy Club
2002
The paradox of God and the science of omniscience
The paradox of God and the science of omniscience
2002
Oh, les nombres !
Oh, les nombres !
2001
Out of Sight Mind-Bending Visual Puzzles 2002 Calendar
Out of Sight Mind-Bending Visual Puzzles 2002 Calendar
2001
Wonders of Numbers
Wonders of Numbers
2001
Cryptorunes
Cryptorunes
2000
The girl who gave birth to rabbits
The girl who gave birth to rabbits
2000
Strange brains and genius
Strange brains and genius
1999
Surfing Through Hyperspace
Surfing Through Hyperspace
1999
The loom of God
The loom of God
1999
Mind-Bending Puzzles
Mind-Bending Puzzles
1998
Fractal horizons
Fractal horizons
1996
Chaos in Wonderland
Chaos in Wonderland
1995
Keys to infinity
Keys to infinity
1995
Pattern Book
Pattern Book
1995
Visualizing biological information
Visualizing biological information
1995
Frontiers of scientific visualization
Frontiers of scientific visualization
1994
Mazes for the mind
Mazes for the mind
1994
Spiral Symmetry
Spiral Symmetry
1992
Computers and the imagination
Computers and the imagination
1991
Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty
Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty
1991