John von Neumann and the Foundations of Quantum Physics
John von Neumann (1903-1957) was undoubtedly one of the scientific geniuses of the 20th century. The main fields to which he contributed include various disciplines of pure and applied mathematics, mathematical and theoretical physics, logic, theoretical
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VIENNA CIRCLE INSTITUTE YEARBOOK [2000]
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VIENNA CIRCLE INSTITUTE YEARBOOK [2000] 8 Institut 'Wiener Kreis' Society for the Advancement ofthe Scientific World Conception Series-Editor: Friedrich Stadler Director, Institut 'Wiener Kreis' and University o/Vienna, Austria
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Rudolf Haller, University oJGraz, Austria, Coordinator Francesco Barone, University ojPisa. Italy Nancy Cartwright, London School ojEconomics. UK Robert S. Cohen, Boston University, USA Wilhelm K. Essler, University ojFranlifurtlM, Germany Kurt Rudolf Fischer, University oj Vienna, Austria Michael Friedman, University ojIndiana. Bloomington, USA Peter Galison, Harvard University. USA Adolf GrOnbaum, University ojPillsburgh, USA Rainer Hegselmann, University ojBayreuth, Germany Michael Heidelberger, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany Jaakko Hintikka, Boston University, USA Gerald Holton, Harvard University, USA Don Howard, University ojNotre Dame, USA Allan S. Janik, University ojInnsbruck, Austria Richard Jeffrey, Princeton University, USA Andreas Kamiah, University oj Osnabriick, Germany Anne J. Kox, University ojAmsterdam, The Netherlands Saul A. Kripke, Princeton University, USA Elisabeth Leinfellner, University oj Vienna, Austria Werner Leinfellner, Technical University oj Vienna, Austria James G. Lennox, University ojPittsburgh, USA Brian McGuinness, University of Siena, Italy Elisaheth Nemeth, University oj Vienna, Austria Julian Nida-RUmelin, University oJG6l1ingen, Germany Helga Nowotny, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Erhard Oeser, University oj Vienna, Austria Joelle Proust, Ecole Polytechnique CREA. Paris, France Peter Schuster, University oj Vienna, Austria Jan Sebestlk, CNRS Paris, France Karl Sigmund, University oj Vienna. Austria Hans Sluga, University oJCalifornia at Berkeley, USA Elliot Sober, University oj Wisconsin, USA Antonia Soulez, Universite de Paris 8. France Christian Thiel, University ojErlangen, Germany Walter Thirring, University oj Vienna, Austria Thomas E. Uebel, University ojManchester, UK Georg Winckler, University oj Vienna, Austria Ruth Wodak, University oJ Vienna, Austria Jan Wolenski, Jagiel/onian University, Cracow, Poland Anton Zeilinger, University oj Vienna, Austria
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JOHN VON NEUMANN AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTUM PHYSICS
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MIKLOS REDEl Eotvos University, Budapest
MICHAELSTOLTZNER Inst
