'''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. He could recite by memory entire books that he had read years earlier, and excelled in every intellectual field. Considered one of the greatest child prodigies ever, he would read telephone books and then recite entire pages from memory.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/list/7-famous-child-prodigies</ref> He particularly enjoyed reciting the [[Psalms]] in [[Latin]] from memory. | '''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. He could recite by memory entire books that he had read years earlier, and excelled in every intellectual field. Considered one of the greatest child prodigies ever, he would read telephone books and then recite entire pages from memory.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/list/7-famous-child-prodigies</ref> He particularly enjoyed reciting the [[Psalms]] in [[Latin]] from memory. |