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The Scientist Who Invented the Future | Newsthink

22 min · 29. juni 2026
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The Scientist Who Invented the Future Highly recommend Ananyo Bhattacharya's biography on John von Neumann: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Future-Visionary-Ideas-Neumann/dp/1324050500 Please check out the book in the above link - you won't be disappointed. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Thank you to our Patrons, including: John & Becki Johnston Igli Laci Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Childhood 1:20 University years 2:20 Unifying quantum mechanics 3:23 Invitation to America 4:34 Nazi Party rises to power 4:56 Life in America at the Institute for Advanced Study 5:36 Worries about looming war in Europe 6:14 Marriage and divorce 7:00 Developing the atomic bomb 9:34 Developing the early computer (ENIAC and EDVAC) 11:50 Game theory and nuclear deterrence 15:00 Self-replicating machines and later life 15:58 The future 17:08 Sponsor, Brilliant Special thanks to the Institute for Advanced Study for supplying many of the photos of John von Neumann in our video: https://www.ias.edu/ Select images sourced from Alamy and Associated Press Sources: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Way in Budapest: xorge, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons University of Budapest interior (three images): Thaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons 1930s images of Nazi Germany: Gas chamber at Auschwitz: Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons ENIAC image from University of Pennsylvania (real life): By The original uploader was TexasDex at English Wikipedia. - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Andrei Stroe using CommonsHelper., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6557095 Minneapolis federal courthouse: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons John von Neumann gravestone: Antonio Giovanni Colombo, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ via Wikimedia CommonsWalter Reed Army Medical Center: By Antony-22 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96210593Fortune magazine article, “Can We Survive Technology?”: https://fortune.com/2013/01/13/can-we-survive-technology/ Brilliant people shaping our world. Follow the podcast & rate it 5 star! Find Newsthink on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Newsthink Disclaimer: This podcast is fan-made and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Newsthink. All content rights and trademarks belong to Newsthink. If you are the rightful owner and have any concerns, please get in touch with me directly. - -------------------------------- ----- Keywords: neil armstrong, silicon valley, quantum physics, paypal mafia, billionaires, albert einstein, scientific revolution, nikola tesla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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