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John von Neumann

This person drank heavily and liked to tell jokes.

Bertrand Russell

This philosopher was also a member of the House of Lords.

David Hilbert

This person was a great German mathematician.

Bela Kun

This person led the Hungarian communist movement.

J Robert Oppenheimer

This physicist led the Manhattan Project.

Kurt Godel

This mathematician proved axiom mathematics to be impossible.

Albert Einstein

This person was one of von Neumann's colleagues at the IAS.

Merrill Flood

This RAND mathematician conducted experimental prisoner's dilemmas with colleagues.

John Nash

This mathematician extended game theory equilibrium to n-person games.

Armen Alchian

This economist participated in the experimental prisoner's dilemmas.

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