Episode: 2487 John von Neumann’s ideas on the similarities and differences of computers and brains. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić talks about brains, computers, and John von Neumann.
SFI External Professor Mark Newman (University of Michigan) has been awarded the 2026 John von Neumann Prize from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics for his contributions to the ...
Art of the Problem on MSN
The $1 million computer science problem that could change everything
From John von Neumann’s universal machine to John Nash’s insight into computation, this video explores how computer scientists began measuring problems by the number of steps a machine must take as ...
Newsthink on MSN
Accident that gave us the modern computer
The modern computer may have begun with a random meeting at a train station in 1944. When mathematician Herman Goldstine told ...
Unlike his much more famous colleague Albert Einstein, John von Neumann is not a household name these days, but his discoveries shape the possibilities of life for every creature on this planet. As a ...
In 1948-49, mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, and engineer John von Neumann introduced the world to his idea of “Universal Assemblers,” a species of self-replicating robots. Von Neumann’s ...
Mark Newman will deliver this flagship lecture at the 2026 SIAM Annual Meeting (AN26), happening July 6-10, 2026.
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