Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by carapace on Friday November 15, 2019 @02:07PM
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Legend has it that when Gödel presented his paper von Neumann was the only one in the room that threw in the towel on Hilbert's program on the spot.
Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by wholmezy on Friday November 15, 2019 @08:11AM
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What is the letter? Sounds interesting.
Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
by roca on Saturday November 16, 2019 @01:58AM
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The first part is actually quoted in the original post. The full letter is here:
https://rjlipton.wordpress.com/the-gdel-letter/
In a different era, I think Blaise Pascal is also a contender. At age 19 he invented a working mechanical calculator with a functional carry mechanism, which somehow his contemporaries failed to achieve for the next sixty years.