What do mathematicians think of Von Neumann?

Jacob Bronowski once told an anecdote about von Neumann. They had disagreed about some problem and Bronowski realised overnight that von Neumann was right. In the morning, Bronowski telephoned …

Long's Digest   Top Stories For You   What do mathematicians think of Von Neumann? Chris Manning, B. Math. (Hons.) Mathematics, The University of Newcastle (1981) • Updated April 12 Jacob Bronowski once told an anecdote about von Neumann. They had disagreed about some problem and Bronowski realised overnight that von Neumann was right. In the morning, B... Read More » 229.0K 826 42   Why are more Chinese graduate and doctoral students returning to China after they finish school? Ridzwan Abdul Rahman, Self employed (2000-present) • Updated January 29 This shows the difference between Indian and Chinese graduates. Many Indian graduates seek employment in the US and hold high positions in US companies, while Chinese gradua... Read More » 268.8K 842 107   When Henry VIII had Margret Pole executed, why was it such a brutal execution? I heard it went on for quite a while before it was over. Did this have anything to do with his hatred for her son? Darrell Stanley, former American History Teacher (2000-2008) • Updated January 3 It was the morning of 27th May 1541 that she was informed that she would be executed within an hour. Margaret had and continued to proclaim her innocence and that she had be... Read More » 3.2M 974 59   Is "The Principles of Analysis" by Walter Rudin all there is to analysis or are there more stuff the book doesn't cover? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. • Answered January 3 Here is a graphic visualization of the field of mathematical analysis (not to scale): Here is a graphic representation of the material in Rudin's Principles of Mathematical ... Read More » 62.0K 894 18   Were Chinese people originally black? Huijian Wu, CTO (2005-present) • Answered February 6 Shang Tang destroyed the Xia Dynasty and established the Shang Dynasty, the second dynasty in Chinese history. However, the capital of the Shang dynasty was frequently moved... Read More » 134.6K 174 21 Read More in Your Feed

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