John von Neumann (December 28.
1903 – February 8. 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist.
John von Neumann | |
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Born | |
Died | February 8, 1957 | (aged 53)
Nationality | Hungarian, American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
He contributed to many fields, including:
He is generally regarded as a prodigy, polymath and one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.
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.
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