Von Neumann
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John, 1903–57, U.S. mathematician, born in Hungary.
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von NeumannnounJohn. 1903–57, US mathematician, born in Hungary. He formulated game theory and contributed to the development of the atomic bomb and to the development of the stored-program computer ( von Neumann machine )
Von Neumann
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[von noi-mahn, -muhn]
/ vɒn ˈnɔɪ mɑn, -mən /
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von Neumann
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/ vɒn ˈnjuːmən, fɒn- /
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From Scientific American ● Apr. 7, 2022
Von Neumann rejected most games as unsuitable to the task, especially those like checkers or chess in which both players can see all the pieces on the board and share the same information.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
By the 1970s, Connes had made strides towards a complete classification of particular systems of operators known as Von Neumann algebras.
From Nature ● Sep. 28, 2020
Von Neumann extrapolated from the observed exponential rate of technological improvement to predict that “technological progress will become incomprehensively rapid and complicated,” outstripping human capabilities in the not-too-distant future.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2019
Through his boss at Birkbeck, JD Bernal, he got a six-month Rockefeller Scholarship to Princeton which he spent time talking to computer pioneer John Von Neumann.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2016
But real brains are not von Neumann machines, and forcing that comparison leads to shaky metaphors and fragile explanations.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
It was back in 1958 that the concept of "the singularity" was attributed posthumously to Hungarian-born mathematician John von Neumann.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
His latest is about John von Neumann, the Hungarian polymath whose work on the Manhattan Project led to breakthroughs in quantum physics that are still unfolding today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
As argued by John von Neumann in 1939, the number of such devices could increase exponentially with time if they self-replicate, a quality enabled by 3D printing and AI technologies.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2022
My connection to Klára von Neumann is that I saw her name in the acknowledgements section of one of the most famous papers in my field.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2022
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