"The crucial point: in Dr. von Neumann the Institute has perhaps the cleverest man in the world, and the really deciding factor in the end should, I am sure, be what he wants to do."
— John von Neumann

January 1, 1970

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Sir Edward Crisp Bullard, as quoted in John Von Neumann: The Scientific Genius who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More (1992) by Norman Macrae, p. 325