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category: "Nuclear Scientists & Programs"
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- Person
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- Nuclear
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- Physicist
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- Israel
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summary: "John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to quantum physics, functional analysis, set theory, economics, computer science, and nuclear physics."
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born: 1903-12-28
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died: 1957-02-08
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location: "Budapest, Hungary"
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John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to quantum physics, functional analysis, set theory, economics, computer science, and nuclear physics. He was a key figure in the [[Manhattan Project]], working alongside [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]]. As early as 1947, he was courted by [[Chaim Weizmann]] to spend time doing research in [[Israel]].[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2. |