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    John von Neumann (/vɒn ˈnɔɪmən/ von NOY-mən; Hungarian: Neumann János Lajos [ˈnɒjmɒn ˈjaːnoʃ ˈlɒjoʃ]; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian...
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    von Neumann architecture—also known as the von Neumann model or Princeton architecture—is a computer architecture based on a 1945 description by John...
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  • operator. It is a special type of C*-algebra. Von Neumann algebras were originally introduced by John von Neumann, motivated by his study of single operators...
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  • In physics, the von Neumann entropy, named after John von Neumann, is an extension of the concept of Gibbs entropy from classical statistical mechanics...
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  • concept of self-replicating spacecraft, as envisioned by mathematician John von Neumann, has been described by futurists and has been discussed across a wide...
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  • In set theory and related branches of mathematics, the von Neumann universe, or von Neumann hierarchy of sets, denoted by V, is the class of hereditary...
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    The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually "for outstanding achievements in computer-related...
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  • The John von Neumann Award (Hungarian: Neumann János-díj), named after John von Neumann, is given annually by the Rajk László College for Advanced Studies...
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  • known as the von Neumann–Morgenstern utility function. The theorem is the basis for expected utility theory. In 1947, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern...
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  • John von Neumann. John von Neumann (1903–1957), a mathematician, is the eponym of all of the things (and topics) listed below. Birkhoff–von Neumann algorithm...
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  • The John von Neumann Theory Prize of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is awarded annually to an individual (or...
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  • position and momentum operators. It is named after Marshall Stone and John von Neumann. In quantum mechanics, physical observables are represented mathematically...
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  • Klára Dán von Neumann (born Klára Dán; 18 August 1911 – 10 November 1963) was a Hungarian-American mathematician, self-taught engineer and computer scientist...
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  • crater John von Neumann, notable Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist. Von Neumann algebra Von Neumann architecture Von Neumann...
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  • In numerical analysis, von Neumann stability analysis (also known as Fourier stability analysis) is a procedure used to check the stability of finite...
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    John von Neumann's universal constructor is a self-replicating machine in a cellular automaton (CA) environment. It was designed in the 1940s, without...
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  • The von Neumann–Wigner interpretation, also described as "consciousness causes collapse", is an interpretation of quantum mechanics in which consciousness...
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    neighborhood is named after John von Neumann, who used it to define the von Neumann cellular automaton and the von Neumann universal constructor within...
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  • fixed parameters. It originated from a discussion between physicists John von Neumann and Enrico Fermi. In a 2004 article in the journal Nature, Freeman...
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  • The MANIAC (category John von Neumann)
    biography of polymath John von Neumann, whom Labatut calls "the smartest human being of the 20th century". The book focuses on von Neumann, but is also about...
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  • In mathematics, a von Neumann regular ring is a ring R (associative, with 1, not necessarily commutative) such that for every element a in R there exists...
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  • In the foundations of mathematics, von Neumann–Bernays–Gödel set theory (NBG) is an axiomatic set theory that is a conservative extension of Zermelo–Fraenkel–choice...
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    Marina von Neumann Whitman (born March 6, 1935) is an American economist, writer and former automobile executive. She is a professor of business administration...
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    described John von Neumann's view of the fundamental importance of Turing's 1936 paper, in a letter: I know that in or about 1943 or ‘44 von Neumann was well...
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  • In mathematics, the von Neumann paradox, named after John von Neumann, is the idea that one can break a planar figure such as the unit square into sets...
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  • as a fashion model and dancer before marrying John Neumann Ritter von Héthárs in 1985. Monica von Neumann was born into an African-American working-class...
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    Jersey. It is sometimes called the von Neumann machine, since the paper describing its design was edited by John von Neumann, a mathematics professor at both...
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  • First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC (category John von Neumann)
    shortened to First Draft) is an incomplete 101-page document written by John von Neumann and distributed on June 30, 1945 by Herman Goldstine, security officer...
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    Von Neumann cellular automata are the original expression of cellular automata, the development of which was prompted by suggestions made to John von...
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  • The John von Neumann Prize (until 2019 named John von Neumann Lecture Prize) was funded in 1959 with support from IBM and other industry corporations...
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