Table of Contents

John von Neumann: A personal view by M. v. N. Whitman Remembering John von Neumann by P. D. Lax Nonmathematical reminiscences about Johnny von Neumann by F. Ulam The extraordinary inspiration of John von Neumann by I. Halperin The philosophical legacy of John von Neumann, in light of its inception and evolution in his formative years by N. A. Vonneuman Von Neumann and the early days of ergodic theory by G. W. Mackey Von Neumann and ergodic theory by D. S. Omstein Nonconventional ergodic averages by H. Furstenberg The rings of operators papers by F. J. Murray Operator algebras-An overview by R. V. Kadison Introduction a la geometrie non-commutative by A. Connes Some of the legacy of John von Neumann in physics: Theory of measurement, quantum logic, and von Neumann algebras in physics by H. Araki Mathematics motivated by physics by A. M. Jaffe The mathematical implications of fundamental physical principles by I. E. Segal On the principles of large scale computing machines by H. H. Goldstine and J. v. Neumann Scientific computing: Von Neumann's vision, today's realities, and the promise of the future by J. Glimm Intermittency of turbulence by Z.-S. She, E. Jackson, and S. A. Orszag Supercomputer simulations of the interaction of biomolecules in solution by E. Clementi, S. Chin, G. Corongiu, J. Given, G. C. Lie, M. Migliore, and P. Procacci Von Neumann and neural networks by J. D. Cowan Two-person, perfect-information games by E. R. Berlekamp The origins of John von Neumann's theory of automata by W. Aspray Developments in ""the synthesis of reliable organisms from unreliable components"" by N. Pippenger Photographs.