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Klara was born in Budapest, Hungary on August 18, 1911 to Károly - Karl Dán and Camila Stadler, a wealthy Jewish family. Her father had previously served in the Austro-Hungarian Army as an officer during World War I, and the family moved to Vienna to escape Bela Kun. Once the regime was overthrown, the family moved back to Budapest. Her family was wealthy, and often held parties where Klara would meet many different people from various stations in life. At 14, Klara became a national champion in figure skating. She attended Veres Pálné Gimnázium in Budapest and graduated in 1929. | Klara was born in Budapest, Hungary on August 18, 1911 to Károly - Karl Dán and Camila Stadler, a wealthy Jewish family. Her father had previously served in the Austro-Hungarian Army as an officer during World War I, and the family moved to Vienna to escape Bela Kun. Once the regime was overthrown, the family moved back to Budapest. Her family was wealthy, and often held parties where Klara would meet many different people from various stations in life. At 14, Klara became a national champion in figure skating. She attended Veres Pálné Gimnázium in Budapest and graduated in 1929. | ||
She married Ferenc Engel in 1931 and Andor Rapoch in 1936. | She married [[Ferenc Engel (nonfiction)|Ferenc Engel]] in 1931 and [[Andor Rapoch (nonfiction)|Andor Rapoch]] in 1936. | ||
Klara had previously met [[John von Neumann (nonfiction)|John von Neumann]] during one of his return trips to Budapest prior to the outbreak of World War II. When von Neumann's first marriage ended in a divorce, Klara divorced Rapoch and married von Neumann in 1938 and emigrated to the United States. | Klara had previously met [[John von Neumann (nonfiction)|John von Neumann]] during one of his return trips to Budapest prior to the outbreak of World War II. When von Neumann's first marriage ended in a divorce, Klara divorced Rapoch and married von Neumann in 1938 and emigrated to the United States. | ||
She became head of the Statistical Computing Group at Princeton University in 1963, and moved to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1946 to work on the MANIAC I as a computer programmer. | She became head of the [[Statistical Computing Group (nonfiction)|Statistical Computing Group]] at Princeton University in 1963, and moved to [[Los Alamos National Laboratory (nonfiction)|Los Alamos National Laboratory]] in 1946 to work on the [[MANIAC I (nonfiction)|MANIAC I]] as a computer programmer. | ||
Klara was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders. She helped solve mathematical problems using computer code. Klara wrote the code used on the MANIAC machine developed by John von Neumann and Julian Bigelow at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. She was also involved in the design of new controls for ENIAC and was one of its primary programmers. She taught early weather scientists how to program. | Klara was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders. She helped solve mathematical problems using computer code. Klara wrote the code used on the MANIAC machine developed by John von Neumann and Julian Bigelow at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. She was also involved in the design of new controls for ENIAC and was one of its primary programmers. She taught early weather scientists how to program. | ||
Klára wrote the preface to John von Neumann's posthumously published, influential Silliman Lectures, later edited and published by Yale University Press as "The Computer and the Brain". She features significantly in computing historian George Dyson's book, ''Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe''. | Klára wrote the preface to John von Neumann's posthumously published, influential Silliman Lectures, later edited and published by Yale University Press as "[[The Computer and the Brain (nonfiction)|The Computer and the Brain]]". She features significantly in computing historian [[George Dyson (nonfiction)|George Dyson]]'s book, ''[[Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe (nonfiction)|Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe]]''. | ||
After von Neumann's death, Klara married Carl Eckart in 1958 and moved to La Jolla, California. She died in 1963 when she drove from her home in La Jolla to the beach and walked into the surf and drowned. The San Diego coroner's office listed her death as a suicide. | After von Neumann's death, Klara married [[Carl Eckart (nonfiction)|Carl Eckart]] in 1958 and moved to La Jolla, California. She died in 1963 when she drove from her home in La Jolla to the beach and walked into the surf and drowned. The San Diego coroner's office listed her death as a suicide. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Computer science (nonfiction)]] | * [[Computer science (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Carl Eckart (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[John von Neumann (nonfiction)]] | * [[John von Neumann (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klara_Dan_von_Neumann Klara Dan von Neumann] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klara_Dan_von_Neumann Klara Dan von Neumann] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 06:51, 28 December 2020
Klára (Klari) Dán von Neumann (18 August 1911 – 10 November 1963) was a scientist, and a pioneer computer programmer.
Klara was born in Budapest, Hungary on August 18, 1911 to Károly - Karl Dán and Camila Stadler, a wealthy Jewish family. Her father had previously served in the Austro-Hungarian Army as an officer during World War I, and the family moved to Vienna to escape Bela Kun. Once the regime was overthrown, the family moved back to Budapest. Her family was wealthy, and often held parties where Klara would meet many different people from various stations in life. At 14, Klara became a national champion in figure skating. She attended Veres Pálné Gimnázium in Budapest and graduated in 1929.
She married Ferenc Engel in 1931 and Andor Rapoch in 1936.
Klara had previously met John von Neumann during one of his return trips to Budapest prior to the outbreak of World War II. When von Neumann's first marriage ended in a divorce, Klara divorced Rapoch and married von Neumann in 1938 and emigrated to the United States.
She became head of the Statistical Computing Group at Princeton University in 1963, and moved to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1946 to work on the MANIAC I as a computer programmer.
Klara was one of the world's first computer programmers and coders. She helped solve mathematical problems using computer code. Klara wrote the code used on the MANIAC machine developed by John von Neumann and Julian Bigelow at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. She was also involved in the design of new controls for ENIAC and was one of its primary programmers. She taught early weather scientists how to program.
Klára wrote the preface to John von Neumann's posthumously published, influential Silliman Lectures, later edited and published by Yale University Press as "The Computer and the Brain". She features significantly in computing historian George Dyson's book, Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe.
After von Neumann's death, Klara married Carl Eckart in 1958 and moved to La Jolla, California. She died in 1963 when she drove from her home in La Jolla to the beach and walked into the surf and drowned. The San Diego coroner's office listed her death as a suicide.
In the News
1938: John von Neumann marries Klara Dán Stadler.
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External links
- Klara Dan von Neumann @ Wikipedia