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Also Known As JĂĄnos Neumann
Born December 28, 1903 • Budapest • Hungary
Died February 8, 1957 (aged 53) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Notable Works “The Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics” • “The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior”
Subjects Of Study game theory • mini-max theorem • set theory • von Neumann algebra • computer
Role In Manhattan Project

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