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Shout-out to the mythical man who founded the field of game theory, none other than Johnny von Neumann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Games_and_Econo
by Cieplak 10y ago
Shout-out to the mythical man who founded the field of game theory, none other than Johnny von Neumann:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Games_and_Economic_Behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Games_and_Economic_B...
- valarauca1 10y agovon Neumann's body of work is so impressive. Anyone unfamiliar with him should at least glance at this Known For section on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann His body of work, breadth of scope, and reach of influence is really only comparable to Newton, Gauss, or Euler. Edit: Can't forget Gauss.
- Cyph0n 10y agoNeumann is definitely the last true polymath, and in my opinion the greatest scientist of the 20th century. Coincidentally, I named my new PC at the university "vneumann" yesterday. Don't forget Gauss - he has more contributions than any you've listed, and contributed to a vast number of fields. His 'known for' section is a separate Wikipedia page ;)