That anecdote was worth it just for 'Johnny von Neumann' ;-) I've generally heard that most scientists of the day considered von Neumann the smartest man in sc

That anecdote was worth it just for 'Johnny von Neumann' ;-) I've generally heard that most scientists of the day considered von Neumann the smartest man in science (he'd have to be - he single handedly revolutionized several branches of CS, Physics, Math, Economics, etc. Somehow hearing him called 'Johnny' makes him much less intimidating though ...