Famous Quotes by Johann Von Neumann

Below are famous quotes by Johann Von Neumann - US (Hungarian-born) computer scientist, mathematician (1903 - 1957).

The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct which, with the addition of certain verbal interpretations, describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work.

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