http://www.metafilter.com/tags/johnvonneumann Posts tagged with 'johnvonneumann' at MetaFilter. Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:14:24 -0800 Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:14:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/30431/John%2Dvon%2DNeumann <a href="http://www.physics.umd.edu/robot/neum/pvn05.jpg">John von Neumann, 1903-1957</a> . Today may have been the 100 year anniversary of the birth of John von Neumann (some think he may have been born on December 3rd). Along with Alan Turing and others, Von Neumann is one of the contenders for the title "Inventor of the modern computer." Whatever the precise date, it seems worth celebrating with some von Neumannania: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann">1</a>, <a href="http://www.rit.edu/~drk4633/vonNeumann/">10</a>, <a href="http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/VonNeumann.html">11</a>, <a href="http://www.zyvex.com/nanotech/vonNeumann.html">100</a>, <a href="http://www.physics.umd.edu/robot/neumann.html">101</a>, <a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?faid/faid:@field(DOCID+ms996003)">110</a>, <a href="http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/notebooks/von-neumann.html">111</a>, <a href="http://www.salem.mass.edu/~tevans/VonNeuma.htm">1000</a>, <a href="http://www.automaton.ch/ca/vonNeumann.html">1001</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.30431 Sun, 28 Dec 2003 10:14:24 -0800 computerscience johnvonneumann mathematics carter