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John von Neumann | |
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 John von Neumann in the 1940s | |
| Born | December 28, 1903 |
| Died | February 8, 1957 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | Hungarian, American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
John von Neumann (December 28. 1903 – February 8. 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist.
He contributed to many fields, including:
- Set theory
- Functional analysis
- Quantum mechanics
- Ergodic theory
- Continuous geometry
- Economics
- Game theory
- Computer science
- Numerical analysis
- Systems theory
- Statistics
He is generally regarded as a prodigy, polymath and one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.[1]
He was a member of a group called the 'Martians'. They were Hungarian immigrants to the US of extraordinary intellect. Others people in this group were Edward Teller, Paul Erdős, Leó Szilárd and Eugene Wigner.
- ↑ "John von Neumann". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-04-30.