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John Von Neumann

John von Neumann (Hungarian: margittai Neumann János Lajos) was a Hungarian American[1] mathematician who made major contributions to a vast range of fields,[2] including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodic theory, continuous geometry, economics and game theory, computer science, numerical analysis, hydrodynamics (of explosions), and statistics, as well as many other mathematical fields. He is generally regarded as one of the foremost mathematicians of the 20th century. The mathematician Jean Dieudonné called von Neumann "the last of the great mathematicians." Even in Budapest, in the time that produced Szilárd (1898), Wigner (1902), and Teller (1908) his brilliance stood out. Most notably, von Neumann was a pioneer of the application of operator theory to quantum mechanics, a principal member of the Manhattan Project and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (as one of the few originally appointed), and a key figure in the development of game theory and the concepts of cellular automata and the universal constructor. Along with Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam, von Neumann worked out key steps in the nuclear physics involved in thermonuclear reactions and the hydrogen bomb.

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Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)

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Died	1957

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Theory of games and economic behavior

by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern First published in 1944 — 16 editions

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The computer and the brain

by John Von Neumann First published in 1958 — 12 editions

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Mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics.

by John Von Neumann First published in 1932 — 11 editions

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Functional operators.

by John Von Neumann First published in 1935 — 5 editions

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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior

by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern First published in 1947 — 5 editions

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Theory of self-reproducing automata.

by John Von Neumann First published in 1966 — 5 editions

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Collected works.: General editor, A.H. Taub.

by John Von Neumann First published in 1961 — 4 editions

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Mathematische grundlagen der quantenmechanik

by John Von Neumann First published in 1932 — 4 editions
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Continuous geometry.

by John Von Neumann First published in 1936 — 3 editions

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Papers of John von Neumann on Computers and Computing Theory

by John Von Neumann First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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Entwicklung und Ausnutzung Neuerer Mathematischer Maschinen / Rechenautomaten Im Dienste der Technik

by John Von Neumann First published in 1955 — 2 editions

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by John Von Neumann First published in 1961 — 2 editions

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Operator Algebras, Quantizatiion, and Noncommutative Geometry: A Centennial Celebration Honoring John von Neumann and Marshall H. Stone (Contemporary Mathematics)

by John Von Neumann, Robert S. Doran, and Richard V. Kadison First published in 2004 — 2 editions

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The Collected Works of John von Neumann : 6-Volume Set

by John Von Neumann First published in 1963 — 2 editions

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L'ordinateur et le cerveau suivi de : les machines molles de

by John Von Neumann First published in 1997 — 1 edition

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Continuous Geometry

by John Von Neumann First published in 1998 — 1 edition

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Functional Operators, Volume 1: Measures and Integrals. (AM-21) (Annals of Mathematics Studies)

by John Von Neumann First published in 1950 — 1 edition

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Mathematische Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik

by John Von Neumann First published in 1995 — 1 edition

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Die Rechenmaschine und das Gehirn

by John Von Neumann First published in 2014 — 1 edition

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Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)

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Died	1957

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OLID: OL121651A
GoodReads: 205578
ISNI: 0000000110316592
IMDb: nm9604592
Library of Congress Names: n50021202
LibraryThing: neumannjohnvon
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RMSV027547
VIAF: 99899730
Wikidata: Q17455
Inventaire.io: wd:Q17455

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