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“Most mathematicians prove what they can, von Neumann proves what he wants”
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It is indeed supremely difficult to effectively refute the claim that John von Neumann is likely the most intelligent person who has ever lived. By the time of his death in 1957 at the modest age of 53, the Hungarian polymath had not only revolutionized several subfields of mathematics and physics but also made foundational contributions to pure economics and statistics and taken key parts in the invention of the atomic bomb, nuclear energy and digital computing.
FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold possibly tons of it when they excavated a remote woodland site in Pennsylvania.
Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it.
FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold possibly tons of it when they excavated a remote woodland site in Pennsylvania three years ago this month, according to government emails and other recently released documents in the case.
On March 13, 2018, treasure hunters led the FBI to Dent s Run, in Benezette Township, Elk County, where legend has it an 1863 shipment of Union gold was either lost or stolen on its way to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
The FBI has long refused to confirm why exactly it went digging, saying only in written statements over the years that agents were there for a court-authorized excavation of what evidence suggested may have been a cultural heritage site.
FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold possibly tons of it when they excavated a remote woodland site in P
Treasure hunt: FBI emails spark renewed interest in Pennsylvania gold cache
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6 minutes to read 7 to 9 tons of Civil War gold went missing in the Pennsylvania woods, but it may have already been claimed. Photo / Unsplash, Jingming Pan 7 to 9 tons of Civil War gold went missing in the Pennsylvania woods, but it may have already been claimed. Photo / Unsplash, Jingming Pan
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Go for the gold? The US government went looking for it.
FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold possibly tons of it when they excavated a remote woodland site in Pennsylvania three years ago this month, according to government emails and other recently released documents in the case.