| Thomas William Körner - 1996 - 548 str.
...But do we know how to dismount?' t Von Neumann was held in awed respect by his colleagues who claimed that 'While he was indeed a demi-god, he had made...study of humans and could imitate them perfectly.' What is Mathematics?, R. Courant and H. Robbins. This is very tough going but very rewarding. I was... | |
| Steven Brams - 2007 - 215 str.
...economist Oskar Morgenstern (19021977), of game theory: "The story used to be told about him [von Neumann] in Princeton that while he was indeed a demi-god he...study of humans and could imitate them perfectly." [Herman Goldstine, The Computer from Pascal to von Neumann (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press,... | |
| 168 str.
...interest in the applications of mathematics was to become increasingly important as time went on, and by 1941 it had become his dominant interest. This...capacity, made him a superb teacher. Eugene Wigner, a lifelong colleague of his, and I wrote of him: No appraisal of von Neumann's contributions . . .... | |
| Herman H. Goldstine - 1993 - 404 str.
...hearing he said the word properly but then quickly corrected himself and again said it in his own style. The story used to be told about him in Princeton that...incredible mental capacity, made him a superb teacher. It has been said of him: "No appraisal of von Neumann's contributions . . . would be complete without... | |
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