Visionary thinker John von Neumann (right) received the Medal of Freedom from President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956. (Courtesy: Byron Rollins/ AP/ Shutterstock) Few mathematicians during the last ...

Fortress of Logic How the game theory of John von Neumann transformed the 20th century. David Nirenberg November 28, 2022 ...

‘The Man From the Future’ Review: The Genius of John von Neumann The Hungarian-born mathematician contributed greatly to the fields of quantum mechanics, game theory, nuclear physics—and more.

Mathematician John von Neumann (1903-1957) testifies before the Congressional Atomic Energy Committee in Washington, March 8, 1955. Photo: Getty Images ...

THE MAN FROM THE FUTURE The Visionary Life of John von Neumann By Ananyo Bhattacharya Illustrated. 353 pages. W.W. Norton & Company. $30. The mathematician John von Neumann was an undeniable ...

His career achievements, including vast contributions to the theory of nonlinear optimization methods and the creation of new, widely applied algorithms, earned him the George B. Dantzig Prize in 2012 ...