John von Neumann’s Magical Mind
Hungarian-American John von Neumann could joke in ancient Greek by age 6 and was engrossed in calculus by age 8. He ascended quickly to one of the most highly regarded minds in math and science. He moved to the U.S. in 1937 and began working on defense planning. Some of his most notable work was on the construction of the atomic bomb and his involvement in the Manhattan Project. He was highly regarded by his peers. Nobel Laureate Hans Bethe praised von Neumann’s incredible intellect saying, “I have sometimes wondered whether a brain like von Neumann’s does not indicate a species superior to that of man.”
