John von Neumann, 1903–1957
Stanislaw Ulam’s memoir of John von Neumann in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 64 (1958), no. 3, part 2, pp. 1–49, read in the publisher’s PDF.
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- John von Neumann, 1903–1957 Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society 64 (3, part 2), 1958, pp. 1–49 · published 1958 · The publisher’s PDF (49 pages; p. 1 records receipt by the editors on 8 February 1958), read in the Internet Archive capture of 2 March 2026 linked here (SHA-256 7819f7b4b1acdd2399beb09ff122ea9dce9c28b129567a8e2c81228c31954280, the file a second check by a model of another family had read for the candidate pack). Retrieved on 2026-11-04 by a model of another family (research/held-records-2026-11-04/codex-report.md, H30) and on 2026-11-06 by the session applying the correction, same SHA-256. The publisher’s site refused direct retrieval (HTTP 403). Vinge’s reference (1993) gives May 1958; the issue’s month was not seen.Archived copy, captured 2026-03-02: John von Neumann, 1903–1957. An archive copy shows only what the archive retrieved on 2026-03-02. It does not prove what the page said earlier, and it can differ from the copy checked on 2026-11-06.
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- The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human EraVinge’s 1993 paper names Ulam as paraphrasing von Neumann, quotes Ulam’s sentence on an ‘essential singularity’ and lists Ulam’s 1958 memoir in its references.1993-12 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Vinge, The Coming Technological Singularity (1993): document page →
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- Machine intelligence will bring a singularityUlam’s memoir of von Neumann (1958) reports a conversation on the ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching an essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs could not continue.1958 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Machine intelligence will bring a singularity: propositions page →
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