John von Neumann
Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John von Neumann (December 28. 1903 – February 8. 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist.
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John von Neumann | |
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Born | (1903-12-28)December 28, 1903 |
Died | February 8, 1957(1957-02-08) (aged 53) |
Nationality | Hungarian, American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
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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.