The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir. Author Marina von Neumann Whitman in conversation with John Hollar

[Recorded: April 29, 2013]
"How did a young Hungarian immigrant and his daughter both become leading advisors to Presidents of the United States? This richly detailed memoir not only illuminates Marina von Neumann Whitman's ground-breaking life, but sheds long-awaited new light on her father, bringing us as close as we may ever get to the autobiography that John von Neumann never had the chance to write."
-George Dyson,
author of Darwin Among the Machines,
Project Orion, and Turing's Cathedral
One of the five Hungarian scientific geniuses dubbed "the Martians" by their colleagues, John von Neumann is often hailed as the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century and even as the greatest scientist after Einstein. He was a key figure in the Manhattan Project; the inventor of game theory; the pioneer developer of the modern stored-program electronic computer; and an adviser to the top echelons of the American military establishment. In The Martian's Daughter, Marina von Neumann Whitman reveals intimate details about the famed scientist and explores how the cosmopolitan environment in which she was immersed, the demanding expectations of her parents, and her own struggles to emerge from the shadow of a larger-than-life parent shaped her life and work.
Join Museum CEO John Hollar as he moderates a conversation with Whitman about her life with her father and her remarkable rise to become the first or highest-ranking woman in a variety of areas he unfortunately did not live to see.
The Computer History Museum is honored to host Marina von Neumann Whitman.

[@sydneymorey6059]

A wonderful program. Clear and concise. The KZbin is full of outstanding surprises. Cheers SBM.

[@symunir9022]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful interview. I finished watching her moderate a discussion (YT video) Why Economists Disagree (Milton Friedman & another economist). Marina had command of her segment and spoke very well, which raised my interest to find out who she was. Much appreciate this. :-)

[@theklaus7436]

I can hardly understand how much more intelligence, some humans are gifted with. And kind of a shame these people aren’t really listened to. Bertrand Russell, Einstein &V. Neumann to name a few.

[@1fattyfatman]

Classy accomplished woman.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Worthwhile interview of Marina von Neumann on her father, John von Neumann.

[@ElusiveCube]

Yes, one of many unknown to general public, only widely recognized after they death, today everyone knows meaningless people getting meaningless awards for they meaningless achievements the Hollywood, the singers, dancers, actors, wow everyone wants top be one, so sad that people like Dr. Von Neumann could inspire so many young minds, but most had no idea about the inspirator existence.

[@Yetoob8lWuxUQnpAahSqEpYkyZ]

Not that I agree with you about the general mental avoidance or disinterestedness in great minds of the previous generations as well as this ones, the meaningless awards that the people of Hollywood get are just as meaningless as the awards the people of science and advancement of the human race get. The Hollywood awards have their meaning, albeit, given with corrupted means and entirely on bias with no objective bases without the scope being changed; if there were awards which truly evaluated the effectiveness of engaging philosophical and emotional principles, I'm sure even you would find the meaning in that art. But I agree that the current state of things makes it very hard to give any opportunity to see it in that way.

[@jorgetorres1670]

thank you

[@drbonesshow1]

So von Neumann was bald and always apologizing, which suggests to me that he was a brilliant George Costanza.

[@Madelyn5454]

An inspiration

[@alfonsoantonromero932]

Don't have Spanish subtitles. La sabiduría de los números. 😞😭😫😖😖😭😭

[@starsandnightvision]

Uh uploader, turn subtitles on?

[@EGarrett01]

58:12

[@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807]

A person, with a brain ... my kind of of person ... also, who seems like they'd be a good mentor, but, not because they'd be a mentor who is a woman and for another woman ... that would be coincidence, although, also not necessarily irrelevant ...

[@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807]

Also, sort of reminds me of a former Justice of the Supreme Court ...

[@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807]

... or, maybe, a researcher, who is researching history, about changes, around St Petersburg ...

[@eleonoraformatoneeszczepan8807]

... weather ... the met ... metes and bounds ... pleased to have met you.

[@unanalisisfacil8038]

6:48

[@carl8703]

51:57

[@drbonesshow1]

Too bad von Neumann died just two years after Einstein's death in 1955.

[@nikitatsaregorodtsev3921]

? You mean that it is sad that he lived only 53 years, or…