While you might be right, it’s also possible that von Neumann doesn’t have a contemporary peer. Apparently top scientists who knew von Neumann considered von Neumann to be smarter than the other scientists they knew.
The world population is larger than it used to be, and far more capable people are able to go to college and grad school than before. I would assume that there are many von Neumanns running around, and in fact there are probably people who are even better running around too.
While you might be right, it’s also possible that von Neumann doesn’t have a contemporary peer. Apparently top scientists who knew von Neumann considered von Neumann to be smarter than the other scientists they knew.
The world population is larger than it used to be, and far more capable people are able to go to college and grad school than before. I would assume that there are many von Neumanns running around, and in fact there are probably people who are even better running around too.