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Name: John Von Neumann
Variant Name: John von Neumann
Birth Date: December 28, 1903
Death Date: February 8, 1957
Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary
Place of Death: Washington, DC, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: mathematician

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Biography of John von Neumann
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John von Neumann, who was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1903, was primarily a mathematician but made important contributions to an unusually great number of fields of inquiry, including computer science, quantum physics and economics. Von Neumann was...
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Biography of John von Neumann
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John von Neumann, who was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1903, was primarily a mathematician, and wrote numerous papers on both pure and applied math. He also made important contributions to a number of other fields of inquiry, including quantum...
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Biography of John Von Neumann
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The Hungarian-born American mathematician John Von Neumann (1903-1957) was the originator of the theory of games and an important contributor to computer technology. John Von Neumann was born in Budapest on Dec. 28, 1903. He left Hungary in 1918 and...
 


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John von Neumann ( 28 December 1903 – 8 February 1957 ) Hungarian-American-German-Jewish Catholic mathematician and computer scientist . Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 Quotes about von Neumann 4 External links // Sourced " Any one who considers...


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Von Neumann, John Summary
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One of the most brilliant mathematicians of the twentieth century, John von Neumann (1903–1957) was born in Budapest, Hungary on December 28. He died February 8 in Washington, DC, having created the mathematical foundation for quantum mechanics,...
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Von Neumann, John Summary
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John von Neumann. Hungarian Computer Scientist and Mathematician 1903–1957 John Louis von Neumann was one of the great pioneers of computer science and mathematics during the twentieth century. Known for his concept of the...
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John Von Neumann Summary
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1903-1957 Hungarian-born American Mathematician One of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, John von Neumann was also one of the most creative minds of any era. Much of what modern computer users take for granted—for instance,...
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Neumann, John Von (1903–1957) Summary
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Neumann, John Von(1903 1957, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 64 (3:2) (May...
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John von Neumann Information
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John von Neumann (Hungarian Margittai Neumann János Lajos) (December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a mathematician who made major contributions to a vast range of fields including quantum physics, functional analysis, set theory, topology,...
 


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The Economist (US)
John Von Neumann.(Brief Article)
12/19/1992: 505 words, approx. 2 pages
JOHN VON NEUMANN. By Norman Macrae. Pantheon Books; 405 pages; $25 ALTHOUGH John von Neumann was probably the greatest mathematician of the century, he is out of fashion. He was not the sort of person people now prefer to admire. He did...
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Mathematics and Computer Education
John Von Neumann Documentary
10/01/2002: 421 words, approx. 1 pages
A videotape from The Mathematical Association of America Washington, D. C., 1966. Approximately 60 minutes running time, $36.95 Catalog Code: JVN/W One of the most amazing statements I have ever heard is on this tape. A mathematician, who admits his bias in...
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AP News
Poker pros to face off with computer
7/22/2007: 1,354 words, approx. 5 pages
Poker champion Phil Laak has a good chance of winning when he sits down this week to play 2,000 hands of Texas Hold'em _ against a computer. It may be the last chance he gets. Computers have gotten a lot better at poker in recent...
 


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