I like your comparison of Von Neumann and Newton. I think there are two other modern men who contributed as much, Gauss and Einstein. Each of these took Newto

I like your comparison of Von Neumann and Newton. I think there are two other modern men who contributed as much, Gauss and Einstein. Each of these took Newton's work in different directions; one in mathematics and one in physics. It is amazing how much we own those three scientists.