John von neumann brief biography of william
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John von Neumann and the Origins of Modern Computing
William Aspray provides the first broad and detailed account of von Neumann's many different contributions to computing.
John von Neumann (1903-1957) was unquestionably one of the most brilliant scientists of the twentieth century. He made major contributions to quantum mechanics and mathematical physics and in 1943 began a new and all-too-short career in computer science. William Aspray provides the first broad and detailed account of von Neumann's many different contributions to computing. These, Aspray reveals, extended far beyond his well-known work in the design and construction of computer systems to include important scientific applications, the revival of numerical analysis, and the creation of a theory of computing.Aspray points out that from the beginning von Neumann took a wider and more theoretical view than other computer pioneers. In the now famous EDVAC report of 1945, von Neumann clearly stated the idea of a sto
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John von Neumann (1903 - 1957)
John von Neumann was born Janos Lajos Margittai Neumann on December 28, 1903, in Budapest, Hungary. Raised in a non-practicing Jewish family, he had an incredible memory at an early age, being able to divide eight-digit numbers in his head at the age of six. He entered Lutheran Gymnasium in 1911; in 1913, his father purchased a title, and the family acquired the Austrian mark of nobility "von."
Von Neumann received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Budapest at the age of 23. He simultaneously learned chemistry in Switzerland. Between 1926 and 1930, he was a private lecturer in Berlin, Germany. In 1930, the same year he married Mariette Koevesi and agreed to convert to Catholicism to placate her family, Princeton University invited him to lecture on mathematical physics. While at Princeton, the founders of the newly created Institute for Advanced Study asked him to accept a chair in mathematics. Dr. von Neumann became one of
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Dates
December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957
Authorized Form of Name
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957
Additional Forms of Names
Fon Neĭman, Dzh. (Dzhon), 1903-1957
Fon Neĭman, Dzhon, 1903-1957
Fon Neĭman, Iogann, 1903-1957
Margittai Neumann, János Lajos, 1903-1957
Neĭman, Dzhon fon, 1903-1957
Neĭman, Iogann fon, 1903-1957
Neumann, János, 1903-1957
Neumann, Johann von, 1903-1957
Neumann, John von, 1903-1957
Neumann, John von (Ludwig Johann), 1903-1957
Abstract
John von Neumann was Commissioner of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (1955-1957). Other institutional affiliations included the Institute for Advanced Study. His research interests included mathematical logic, set theory, theory of continuous groups, ergodic theory, quantum theory, operator theory, high speed computing devices.
Important Dates
December 28, 1903Birth, Budapest (Hungary).
1921 – 1923Attended University of Berlin, Berlin (Germany).
1925Obtained EC