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Von Neumann

[ von noi-mahn, -muhn ]

noun

  1. John, 1903–57, U.S. mathematician, born in Hungary.


von Neumann

/ fɒn; vɒn ˈnjuːmən /

noun

  1. von NeumannJohn19031957MUSHungarianSCIENCE: mathematician John. 1903–57, US mathematician, born in Hungary. He formulated game theory and contributed to the development of the atomic bomb and to the development of the stored-program computer ( von Neumann machine )


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Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.von Rundstedt