von Rundstedt
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~ German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953)
von Blucher
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~ Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
von Recklinghausen's disease
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~ autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
von Mauser
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~ German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
von Neumann
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~ United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
von Neumann machine
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~ any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues
von Braun
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~ United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
von Sternberg
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~ United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)
von Bismarck
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~ German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)