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Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, Johannes Nepomuk Neumann, or Jan Nepomuk Neumann (properly pronounced "Noi-man"; most Americans pronounce his name as "New-man") (March 28 1811 - January 5 1860) was the first American bishop to be canonized.
Neumann was born in Prachatice, Bohemia and attended school in Budweis before entering seminary there in 1831. Two years later he transferred to the University of Prague, where he studied theology. He intended to be ordained, but his bishop, in 1835, decided there would be no more ordinations, as Bohemia had a high number of priests already.
Neumann, who spoke six languages, then wrote to other bishops in Europe, but they all replied that they also had too many priests already. He was inspired by the missionary writings of Bishop Frederic Baraga in America, and because he had learned English by working in a factory with English-speaking workers, Neumann wrote to bishops in America, requesting to be ordained in the United States.
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Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin. -John von Neumann #quote
craigs3rd (Craig Turner) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:47:34 -0000
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âWould you bet a cigar on that?â -John Von Neumann cowing Paul Samuelson
EricRWeinstein (Eric Weinstein) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:38:32 -0000
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bemorehavemore (Oren) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:43:21 -0000
Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin. -John von Neumann #quote
US mathematician John von Neumann & US Depart. of Defense started research on weather modification in the late 1940s because of Cold War.
lipsh (Michael Pilecki) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:04:30 -0000
US mathematician John von Neumann & US Depart. of Defense started research on weather modification in the late 1940s because of Cold War.
@lemiru ...actually, my cunning researches here (http://bit.ly/VQ8WV) tell me it is a quote from John Von Neumann. Curses.
aeromachia (also known as Kassie) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:23:39 -0000
@lemiru ...actually, my cunning researches here (http://bit.ly/VQ8WV) tell me it is a quote from John Von Neumann. Curses.
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about. - John von Neumann
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There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about. - John von Neumann
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