Event Details

January 01, 1940

Description

John von Neumann developed the cellular automaton.

Participants (1)

Name Type Mentions
John von Neumann person 28 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016853.jpg

Essay / Article / Congressional Exhibit • 2.31 MB
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This document appears to be a page from an essay or book titled 'The Inhuman Mess Our Machines Have Gotten Us Into' by Rodney Brooks, an MIT computer scientist. The text discusses the history of computing and cybernetics, focusing on the contributions of Norbert Wiener, Alan Turing, and John von Neumann. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, suggesting it was included as evidence in a Congressional investigation, likely related to the inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's connections to MIT and the Media Lab.

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Conversations between Wiener and John von Neumann regarding the technological singularity.

1950-01-01 • Unknown

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John von Neumann created the architecture for ENIAC.

1943-01-01 • Princeton University (implied)

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Event Metadata

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Unknown
Location
N/A
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
1
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-19 22:38

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016853.jpg
Date String
1940s

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