A new biography of John von Neumann

Re:A new biography of John von Neumann by ArnoVW on Saturday October 09, 2021 @11:19AM (#28810600)

I recently bumped into this Arte documentary about his life. I believe in the first 5 minutes they list his achievements and what he was like as a kid.

I don't think you would have been disappointed :-)

Documentary (with English subtitles ) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RuwnywSpl40

Documentary (in French) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QQui90ZGobo

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Re:A new biography of John von Neumann by rsiqueira on Saturday October 09, 2021 @11:47AM (#28810854)

Thanks. The video description states that "If, one day, an artificial consciousness supplants human intelligence, it will be largely due to him." (Si, un jour, une conscience artificielle supplante l’intelligence humaine, ce sera en grande partie de son fait.). In fact, his last work is an unfinished book "The Computer and the Brain". Now is the best time for us to continue this work.

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Re:A new biography of John von Neumann by ArnoVW on Saturday October 09, 2021 @12:43PM (#28811303)

Oops. Copy pasted the French link. It's corrected now.

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