Von Neumann, John
Arthur W. Burks · Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science · 2005
Abstract John von Neumann (1903–1957) was an interdisciplinary thinker who not only brought fresh approaches to seemingly disparate fields, but discovered and developed their interrelationships. His greatest achievement in cognitive science was his contribution to the concept of the stored‐program computer, where he applied the logical correspondence between nervous systems and computing systems to the logical design of electronic computers.