John von Neumann
1903 – 1957 · Hungary · Mathematics, Computing, Economics
Computer architecture, game theory, quantum foundations.
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- Daniel Kahneman
1934 – 2024 · Economics, Psychology
Expected-utility axioms are exactly the rationality Kahneman and Tversky tested and broke.
- Grace Hopper
1906 – 1992 · Computing
The stored-program architecture is the machine Hopper's compilers targeted.
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