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'''John von Neumann''' (1903-1957) was perhaps the most brilliant man of the 20th century, based on his remarkable achievements and impressions by other smart people who knew him.  A [[Hungary|Hungarian]]-born [[mathematician]], von Neumann immigrated to the [[United States]] when Hitler rose to power.  He was a child prodigy who contributed a broad range of fields, include [[quantum mechanics]], [[game theory]] and [[computer science]].  He is credited with doing early work on the modern digital computer called von Neumann architecture<ref>John von Neumann (ed) (1945).  

'''John von Neumann''' (1903-1957) was perhaps the most brilliant man of the 20th century, based on his remarkable achievements and impressions by other smart people who knew him.  A [[Hungary|Hungarian]]-born [[mathematician]], von Neumann immigrated to the [[United States]] when Hitler rose to power.  Von Neumann was a child prodigy who contributed a broad range of fields, include [[quantum mechanics]], [[game theory]] and [[computer science]].  He is credited with doing early work on the modern digital computer called von Neumann architecture<ref>John von Neumann (ed) (1945).  

[http://qss.stanford.edu/~godfrey/vonNeumann/vnedvac.pdf | First Draft of a Report on the Edvac]

[http://qss.stanford.edu/~godfrey/vonNeumann/vnedvac.pdf | First Draft of a Report on the Edvac]

</ref> and the application of operator theory to quantum mechanics called von Neumann algebra.  He was a member of the [[Manhattan Project]] who later worked with [[Edward Teller]] and [[Stanislaw Ulam]] to develop the steps for thermonuclear reactions necessary to build the hydrogen bomb.

</ref> and the application of operator theory to quantum mechanics called von Neumann algebra.  He was a member of the [[Manhattan Project]] who later worked with [[Edward Teller]] and [[Stanislaw Ulam]] to develop the steps for thermonuclear reactions necessary to build the hydrogen bomb.