Is Von Neumann the Father of Open Source?

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The internet runs on open source software and it caused Steve Ballmer at Microsoft to say that was communist because he had a direct competitor yeah dog in the hunt there. von Neumann is in fact the one who has placed himself at this incredible nexus so he manages to convince the military of the importance of the project they've kicked in earlier which is I suppose or warning to people who are very keen on open source so you will be overtaken. He gets these highly strong engineers to work together now goal scene is not an easy person to work for and their chief engineer is also a crazy guy who practically replaces every other part and just keeps it running along rather by a new car.

Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann, a brilliant biography of one of the most prolific and influential scientists to have ever lived. He joins the show to discuss von Neumann’s contributions to quantum physics, game theory, the Manhattan Project, and much more! Important Links:

Show Notes:

How did John von Neumann even exist?
Would von Neumann’s discoveries have happened without him?
The Martians of Hungary
The migrant mentality
Innovation in the face of extinction
Science, genius & the herd mentality
Von Neumann’s contribution to quantum physics
Game theory, Minimax and zero-sum games
von Neumann: quant in the streets; romantic in the sheets
The eccentricity of brilliance
Von Neumann and the Manhattan Project
The godfather of the open-source movement
Von Neumann as a project manager
How writing the book changed Ananyo’s understanding of von Neumann
Ananyo’s next projects
MUCH more!

Books Mentioned:

The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann; **by **Ananyo Bhattacharya
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom
Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour; by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern