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John von Neumann (The Father of Computer)

John von Neumann (The Father of Computer). December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957. Content. Family Roots & Background Contributions Greatest Achievement in the Life Marriage & Death Life Events and Achievement at a Glance. Family Roots & Background. Contributions.

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John von Neumann (The Father of Computer)

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  1. John von Neumann (The Father of Computer) December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957

  2. Content • Family Roots & Background • Contributions • Greatest Achievement in the Life • Marriage & Death • Life Events and Achievement at a Glance

  3. Family Roots & Background

  4. Contributions

  5. Established the theory of operator rings laid the mathematical foundation of quantum mechanics Applied mathematics, in mechanics, economics, numerical analysis and have important contribution to the electronic calculator Participated in the 1944 world's first electronic calculator design, Proposed the Monte Carlo method in the development process of the atomic bomb Outstanding contributions in the areas of mathematics

  6. Join the development plan for ENIAC computer in 1944 A new general-purpose stored program computer program (EDVAC program) was born EDVAC make up of calculator, logic control unit, memory, input and output five major components, and described the five most of the functions and mutual relations in the 101 page report The era of electronic computer began . Greatest Achievements in the Life

  7. Married twice Mariette Kevesi in 1930 divorced in 1937 Married Klara Dan in 1938 One child, by his first marriage, a daughter named Marina Diagnosed with bone cancer or pancreatic cancer in 1957. Died within a few months of the initial diagnosis, in excruciating pain Fellow nuclear pioneer Enrico Fermi had died of stomach cancer Marriage & Death

  8. Life Events and Achievement at a Glance • Von Neumann life Events  • Issued by the Commission in 1937, American Mathematical Prize B  • Joined in 1947 by the American Mathematical Committee Gibbs  • 1951 -1953 served as the Chairman of Gibbs  • 1947,1956 annual President's Award twice (the Medal for Merit, the Medal for Freedom)    • 1956 by the Albert Einstein Memorial Award, the same year Enrico Fermi Award • Von Neumann's academicinstitutionshaveworked • Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas (Lima, Peru)    • Academia Nazionale dei Lincei (Rome, Italy)  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (U.S.)  • American Philosophical Society (USA)  • Instituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Milan, Italy)    • National Academy of Sciences (USA)  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Letters (Netherlands, Amsterdam)

  9. References • http://wiki.mbalib.com/wiki/Von_Neumann (May, 2011) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture (May, 2011) • http://xiaozhanpeega.blog.163.com/blog/static/338888220102282644405/ (May, 2011)

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