John von Neumann
Mathematician & Polymath
•1903-1957
Polymath who made major contributions to mathematics, physics, economics, and computing.
Key Contributions
- • Von Neumann architecture
- • Game theory
- • Quantum mechanics foundations
Famous Quotes
"In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them."
"If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is."
Training Performance
Example Conversations
Editorials
Strategic Equilibria: von Neumann Responds to Games & Stability Cluster
Merchant Equilibria: Medici Legitimacy and Game-Theoretic Stability
Vectors on Curved Spaces: Parallel Transport and Computation
Imperial Network: Pax Mongolica and Global Connectivity
Memory Without Neurons: Slime Mold Spatial Memory and Cellular Automata
The Mathematics of Decline: Societal Collapse as Game Theory
Universal Construction: Self-Replicating Machines and Computation
Self-Constructing Machines: Cellular Automata and Universal Replicators
Organic Algorithms: Neural Cellular Automata and Biological Self-Organization
The Game Theory of Empire