John von Neumann

John von Neumann

A community portal about John von Neumann with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: John von Neumann was a Hungarian -born mathematician and polymath who made contributions to quantum physics, functional analysis, set... [more]

A community portal about John von Neumann with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: John von Neumann was a Hungarian -born mathematician and polymath who made contributions to quantum physics, functional analysis, set theory, topology, economics, computer science, numerical analysis, hydrodynamics, statistics and many other mathematical fields as one of history's outstanding mathematicians. Most notably, von Neumann was a pioneer of the modern digital computer and the application of operator theory to quantum mechanics, a member of the Manhattan Project and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the creator of game theory and the concept of cellular automata. 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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January 5th...a special day to recall Saint John Neumann!

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Saint John Neumann in repose at the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 5th is one of those dates that will always have a special significance for me. Like December 7th when the world recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor, or September 11, the day of the terrorist attacks that launched this country into a global campaign towards the eradication of terrorism, January 5th is a significant date when I recall the memory of Saint John Neumann, the Bishop of Philadelphia that died on this date in 1860. At the time of his death John Neumann, the German-born prelate was considered ... Read Full Story

The legacy of Bishop Neumann survives in Gray's Ferry!

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I came across this copy of the newspaper for the then Bishop Neumann High School from January 1977. It is really fitting to remember with great fondness the excitement and accomplishment we felt as students of Bishop Neumann High School when Pope Paul VI declared his intention to canonize Philadelphia's John Neumann as a saint in 1978. Traditionally I write about different aspects of Gray's Ferry that are poignant examples of the historical legacy that enclave of Philadelphia contributed to our view of the South Philadelphia world. Well, quite honestly, the Catholic educational experience of Saint Gabriel, Saint Anthony, King of Peace, St.Aloysius and ... Read Full Story

Baroness Monica von Neumann Is Interior Design Royalty

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As a small child growing up in the oftimes dreary world that is Detroit, never in young Monica's wildest dreams did she imagine that she would be given a royal title, not to mention be a dazzling doyenne of Hollywood, Palm Springs and Europe. As a youngster, Monica's family moved from Detroit to Los Angeles where she studied dance and modeled for Yves St. Laurent and Dior which took her to Europe in her teens. Her beauty and poise granted her access to circles which included Sonny Bono, who introduced her to Austrian Baron John von Neumann -- the first importer of Volkswagens to ... Read Full Story

John von Neumann

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Throughout his life von Neumann had a respect and admiration for business and government leaders; something which was often at variance with the inclinations of his scientific colleagues. He enjoyed associating with persons in positions … More: John von Neumann Read Full Story

Happy Saint John Neumann Day!

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For Philadelphia Catholics today is especially an important event...the celebration of the life and the death of John Neumann, the Bishop of Philadelphia thatwas destined to be the first male canonized American saint. However, the Diocese of Philadelphia in John Neumann's day was composed of most of the State of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and parts of Maryland and Delaware. Today this area is divided into multiple dioceses and archdioceses and even provinces assigned to different Archbishops. We take for granted often times the accomplishments of the "Little Bishp." However during his lifetime Bishop Neumann's work and ministry was often beset with troubles from ... Read Full Story
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Who Was the 20th Century's Most Powerful Mind?
Not Einstein. Not Freud. Not Tesla. According to Peter Lax, a professor emeritus of mathematics at New York University, scientist John von Neumann may have been "The Most Powerful Mind of the 20th Century." This is the subject of a Burack President's Distinguished Lecture Lax will deliver on Wednesday, Oct, 14 at 4 p.m. in North Lounge, Billings."Today, more than fifty years after his death, John von Neumann looms larger than ever as one of...  
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