https://kindofidea.com/tags/john-von-neumann/ Recent content in John Von Neumann on Kind of Idea Hugo en-US Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/the-beginning-of-the-digital-age-translation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/the-beginning-of-the-digital-age-translation/ <blockquote> <p>When we become aware of the sweat, dreams, persistence, and enthusiasm of the people who began our digital age, all the effort of learning zeros and ones and the entire universe created from them begins to make sense; it becomes more human, closer to each of us. That&rsquo;s why I decided to translate this text, written by science historian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dyson_(science_historian)">George Dyson</a> for <a href="http://www.makezine.com">Make</a> magazine. I thank George Dyson and Mark Fraunfelder, the magazine&rsquo;s editor-in-chief, for kindly allowing me to translate and publish the text in Portuguese on this blog. They were very attentive and kind. You can find the original English text at this <a href="http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol06/?pg=192#pg192">link</a>. Now, here&rsquo;s the article:</p>