Title :
John von Neumann Reconsidered
Abstract :
This essay offers a general assessment of von Neumann´s life and his contributions to computer science. Responding to biased attacks on von Neumann´s political stance, this essay attempts to rectify misrepresentations of von Neumann´s position on national defense and scientific research.
Keywords :
Books; Bridge circuits; Cities and towns; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; History; Military computing; Tires;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.1989.10031
