A Grasshopper in Tall Grass: Chapter 1
Before she entered a world of secrecy, computers and nuclear weapons, who was Klára von Neumann?
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Show Notes
To understand how Klára Dán von Neumann arrived at computer programming, we need to first understand where she came from. Born in Budapest to a wealthy Jewish family, Klári grew up surrounded by artists, playwrights, and intellectuals. Her first marriage, to an inveterate gambler, took her on a tour of Europe’s casinos, and in one of them, she had a chance encounter with the famous mathematician, John von Neumann.
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