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John Von Neunman was particularly a huge enthusiast of the Byzantine empire. A professor of Byzantine history at Princeton once said that von Neumann had greate
by reese_john 9y ago
John Von Neunman was particularly a huge enthusiast of the Byzantine empire. A professor of Byzantine history at Princeton once said that von Neumann had greater expertise in Byzantine history than he did. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Early_career_and_private_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann#Early_career_...
- mandelliant 9y agoThat's an awesome fact! I'm reading Von Neumann & Morgenstern's Game Theory and Economic Behavior now and while I'm not surprised he's gifted in other disciplines, it's amazing that someone can be so deep in so many fields.
- tmccrmck 9y agoYou should read Turing's Cathedral if you are interested in Von Neumann's life.
- mandelliant 9y agoThanks for the recommendation. I'm actually reading the biography of Turing at the moment, so that sounds like a perfect follow-up.
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