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Meet John von Neumann: The Fastest Mind

Game theory, computer architecture, quantum foundations — colleagues who won Nobels said he was the smart one.

From artillery lieutenant to emperor by pure merit — and the most studied case of overreach in history.

Undefeated at thirty-two, tutored by Aristotle, first over every wall — and a cautionary tale he'd tell you himself.

Thirteen short chapters written 2,500 years ago — still the most practical book on strategy ever composed.