John von Neumann
John von Neumann in the 1940s
Born	December 28, 1903(1903-12-28) Budapest, Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy
Died	February 8, 1957(1957-02-08) (aged 53) Washington, D.C., United States
Residence	United States
Nationality	Hungarian, American
Fields	Mathematics

John von Neumann (December 28. 1903 – February 8. 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist who contributed to many fields including:

• set theory
• functional analysis
• quantum mechanics
• ergodic theory
• continuous geometry
• economics
• game theory
• computer science
• numerical analysis
• systems theory
• statistics

He is generally regarded as a prodigy, polymath and one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century.

He was a member of a group called the 'Martians'. They were Hungarian immigrants to the US of extraordinary intellect. Others people in this group were Edward Teller, Paul Erdős, Leó Szilárd and Eugene Wigner. view more...