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This implies that JvN was a gambler , but not a computer* (*) Okay, not a 1980s-level computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eudaemonic_Pie https://en.wik
by vinnyvichy 2y ago
This implies that JvN was a gambler , but not a computer*
(*) Okay, not a 1980s-level computer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eudaemonic_Pie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eudaemonic_Pie
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- Sniffnoy 2y agoThis was an earlier husband of hers, not von Neumann.
- gumby 2y agoYes, the first husband was an inveterate gambler, but she did meet JvN in a casino too, with an absurd story.
- vinnyvichy 2y agoWe know him for his researches in games of chance (& skill), but here he definitely took his chances :) "Chess is not a game. Chess is computation." --JvN
- Sniffnoy 2y agoOops, I wasn't reading carefully and got this wrong -- this was in fact von Neumann.