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John von Neumann

1903 – 1957

Computer architecture, game theory, quantum foundations.

Hungary·Mathematics · Computing · Economics

Kurt Gödel

1906 – 1978

Incompleteness theorems set permanent limits on formal systems.

Czech Republic·Mathematics · Philosophy

Alan Turing

1912 – 1954

Defined what a computer is, then was destroyed by the country he saved.

United Kingdom·Mathematics · Computing · BiologyFull profile

Ernő Rubik

b. 1944

His cube became a global object lesson in group theory.

Hungary·Engineering · Mathematics