Herman Goldstine wrote: "One of his remarkable abilities was his power of absolute recall. As far as I could tell, von Neumann was able on once reading a book or article to quote it back verbatim; moreover, he could do it years later without hesitation. He could also translate it at no diminution in speed from its original language into English. On one occasion I tested his ability by asking him to tell me how A Tale of Two Cities started. Whereupon, without any pause, he immediately began to recite the first chapter and continued until asked to stop after about ten or fifteen minutes." Ulam noted that von Neumann's way of thinking might not be visual, but more of an aural one. COUNT 3
QSN1 What did Herman Goldstone write about von NEumann? ANS1 One of his remarkable abilities was his power of absolute recall. QSN2 Could von Neumann recall written text much later? ANS2 he immediately began to recite the first chapter and continued until asked to stop after about ten or fifteen minutes. QSN3 What did Ulam think of von Nuemann's cognitive ability? ANS3 von Neumann's way of thinking might not be visual, but more of an aural one.