> Given that population has increased and arguably(?) gotten more intelligent since Neuman's day, you'd have to assume there are a few people on his level walki

> Given that population has increased and arguably(?) gotten more intelligent since Neuman's day, you'd have to assume there are a few people on his level walking around today, and I wonder what they're up to. Hahaha, oh man. Von Neumann, and many of his contemporaries, weren't secretive researchers toiling in obscure corporate labs -- they were famous public intellectuals with renowned accomplishments across many fields. There are no men of that caliber alive today, and the educational system absolutely excels in ensuring that such well-rounded men are not produced.