The IEEEJohn von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually "for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology." The achievements
may be theoretical, technological, or entrepreneurial, and need not have been
made immediately prior to the date of the award.
... the Leftist magazine, Liberation. He was a staunch pacifist and draft resister, and in 1960 joined the War Resisters League (WRL), which he would remain a member until his ...