The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann

Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann by mvf0 on Friday November 15, 2019 @09:39AM (#21545119)

Here is that exact documentary you were thinking of [0]. It's really a fantastic documentary on the incredible feats of von Neumann and worth a watch by everyone here.

That person you quoted was Edward Teller and the interview can be found at 54:58 [1].

I read somewhere that the young boy asking von Neumann a question at 6:13 [2] is actually Bill Clinton. Can anyone verify this?

[0] https://youtu.be/Y2jiQXI6nrE

[1] https://youtu.be/Y2jiQXI6nrE?t=3299

[2] https://youtu.be/Y2jiQXI6nrE?t=371

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Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann by lancebeet on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:24PM (#21548387)

>I read somewhere that the young boy asking von Neumann a question at 6:13 [2] is actually Bill Clinton. Can anyone verify this?

The top comment poster on the other video says it's his father, Bill Walters.

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Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann by freyr on Saturday November 16, 2019 @01:06AM (#21551290)

Bill Clinton would have been nine years old when this was filmed. The boy in the clip looks a bit too young to have a nine year old kid.

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Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann by chrisco255 on Friday November 15, 2019 @01:47PM (#21547533)

Can't verify it 100% but the boy in the video looks similar to Bill's boyhood photos: https://images.app.goo.gl/WT6GygVPiTiKgkuY7

However, Clinton was born in 1946, and this video is from 1955, so he would have been 9. The boy in the video looks older than 9 to me.

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Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann by mixmastamyk on Saturday November 16, 2019 @01:41AM (#21551351)

No, it’s not Clinton.

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Re:The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann by lqet on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:37PM (#21548500)

Ha, that is indeed the exact documentary I was talking about, thanks!

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