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John von Neumann (/ v ɒ n ˈ n ɔɪ m ən / von NOY-mən; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos [ˈnɒjmɒn ˈjaːnoʃ ˈlɒjoʃ]; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath.
Apr 15, 2024 · John von Neumann (born December 28, 1903, Budapest, Hungary—died February 8, 1957, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician. As an adult, he appended von to his surname; the hereditary title had been granted his father in 1913.
Described as the scientific genius who pioneered the modern computer, game theory, nuclear deterrence, and more, John von Neumann illuminated the fields of pure and applied mathematics, computer science, physics, and economics.
Dec 28, 2022 · John von Neumann's fingerprints are all over the major scientific revolutions of the 20th century, as he left his mark of genius on a wide range of fields.
Dec 18, 2021 · Born Neumann János in Budapest, Hungary, in 1903, von Neumann helped to lay the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics in the late 1920s, while working in Germany (where he acquired the German form of his name).
Oct 3, 2023 · Born in Budapest in 1903, von Neumann came to the U.S. in 1930, and in 1933 he joined the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey. Like many émigré physicists, he consulted...
Feb 23, 2022 · The mathematician John von Neumann was an undeniable genius whose many accomplishments included an essential role in the development of quantum mechanics, computing and the atom bomb.
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