5 Quotes & Sayings By John Von Neumann

John von Neumann (1903-1957) was one of the greatest mathematicians in the history of science. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1903. After receiving his PhD degree in mathematics from Columbia University in 1925, von Neumann emigrated to the United States and worked at various universities until 1937. During World War II he worked at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he helped plan the atomic bomb Read more

He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1957 while playing tennis.

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it...
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If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is. John Von Neumann
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It is just as foolish to complain that people are selfish and treacherous as it is to complain that the magnetic field does not increase unless the electric field has a curl. Both are laws of nature. John Von Neumann
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Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin. John Von Neumann
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It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years. John Von Neumann