John von Neumann: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
m Reverted 1 edit by 31.222.221.130 (talk) identified as vandalism to last revision by Myasuda. (TW) |
|||
(38 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox Scientist |
{{Infobox Scientist |
||
| box width = 300px |
|||
| name = John von Neumann |
| name = John von Neumann |
||
| image = JohnvonNeumann-LosAlamos.gif |
| image = JohnvonNeumann-LosAlamos.gif |
||
| image_width = 200px |
|||
| caption = John von Neumann in the 1940s |
| caption = John von Neumann in the 1940s |
||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|12|28}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|12|28}} |
||
Line 9: | Line 7: | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|2|8|1903|12|28}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1957|2|8|1903|12|28}} |
||
| death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]] |
| death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]] |
||
| nationality = [[Hungary|Hungarian]], [[United States|American]] |
| nationality = [[Hungary|Hungarian]], [[United States|American]] |
||
| residence = [[United States]] |
|||
| field = [[Mathematics]] |
| field = [[Mathematics]] |
||
| work_institutions = |
| work_institutions = |
||
Line 21: | Line 18: | ||
| footnotes = |
| footnotes = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''John von Neumann''' (December 28. 1903 – February 8. 1957) was a [[Hungarians|Hungarian]]-[[Americans|American]] [[mathematician]] and [[physicist]] |
'''John von Neumann''' (December 28. 1903 – February 8. 1957) was a [[Hungarians|Hungarian]]-[[Americans|American]] [[mathematician]] and [[physicist]]. |
||
He contributed to many fields, including: |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
*[[economics]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
*[[statistics]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | He is generally regarded as a [[prodigy]], [[polymath]] and one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761579159/Neumann_John_von.html| |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
*[[Economics]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
*[[Statistics]] |
|||
⚫ | He is generally regarded as a [[prodigy]], [[polymath]] and one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761579159/Neumann_John_von.html|title=John von Neumann|publisher=MSN Encarta|access-date=2008-04-30|archive-date=2008-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405192824/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761579159/Neumann_John_von.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
== Noteworthy work == |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
He is the designer of the Von-Neumann architecture, which is |
#He is the designer of the Von-Neumann architecture, which is basic to nearly all computers today. |
||
He was one of the first proponents of [[artificial intelligence]] |
#He was one of the first proponents of [[artificial intelligence]]. He proposed the idea of self replicating machines. This is why a machine that can replicate itself is now commonly referred to as a 'Von Neumann machine'. |
||
#With Stanislav Ulam, he did some of the most important calculations in the [[Manhattan project]]. |
|||
⚫ | |||
Further, together with Stanislav Ulam, he executed some of the most important calculations within the Manhattan project and had a massive impact on the military strategy of the United States in the early fifties until his death from [[cancer]]. |
|||
#Well known by computer scientists |
|||
#Principles are included in every modern computer, tablet or phone. |
|||
⚫ | |||
== References == |
== References == |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
{{US-bio-stub}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Von Neumann, John}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Von Neumann, John}} |
||
[[Category:1903 births]] |
[[Category:1903 births]] |
||
Line 61: | Line 56: | ||
[[Category:American mathematicians]] |
[[Category:American mathematicians]] |
||
[[Category:American physicists]] |
[[Category:American physicists]] |
||
[[Category:Cancer deaths in |
[[Category:Cancer deaths in Washington, D.C.]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Hungarian mathematicians]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Scientists from Budapest]] |
||
[[Category:People from Budapest]] |
|||
[[Category:Systems scientists]] |
[[Category:Systems scientists]] |
||
[[Category:Hungarian physicists]] |
Latest revision as of 14:12, 24 September 2022
John von Neumann | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | February 8, 1957 | (aged 53)
Nationality | Hungarian, American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
John von Neumann (December 28. 1903 – February 8. 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist.
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.
Noteworthy work
[change | change source]- His textbook on quantum mechanics is one of the first on this topic.
- His game theory is considered one of the most important tools in competitive strategic management and is also of high importance in biosciences.
- He is the designer of the Von-Neumann architecture, which is basic to nearly all computers today.
- He was one of the first proponents of artificial intelligence. He proposed the idea of self replicating machines. This is why a machine that can replicate itself is now commonly referred to as a 'Von Neumann machine'.
- With Stanislav Ulam, he did some of the most important calculations in the Manhattan project.
- He worked at the Institute of Advanced Studies the same time as Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel and Robert Oppenheimer
- Well known by computer scientists
- Principles are included in every modern computer, tablet or phone.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "John von Neumann". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-04-30.