jambon
         n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn:
               {ham}, {jambon}, {gammon}]

English Dictionary: jump on	by the DICT Development Group
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jampan n a kind of sedan chair used in India
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Jan Evangelista Purkinje n Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) Synonym(s): Purkinje, Jan Evangelista Purkinje, Johannes Evangelista Purkinje
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Jan van der Meer n Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) Synonym(s): Vermeer, Jan Vermeer, Jan van der Meer
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Jan van Eyck n Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) Synonym(s): Eyck, van Eyck, Jan van Eyck
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Jane Fonda n United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) Synonym(s): Fonda, Jane Fonda
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John Bunyan n English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) Synonym(s): Bunyan, John Bunyan
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John Van Vleck n United States physicist (1899-1980) [syn: Van Vleck, John Van Vleck, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck]
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John Vanbrugh n English architect (1664-1726) [syn: Vanbrugh, {John Vanbrugh}, Sir John Vanbrigh]
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John Venn n English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923) Synonym(s): Venn, John Venn
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John von Neumann n United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957) Synonym(s): von Neumann, Neumann, John von Neumann
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Juan Ponce de Leon n Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521) Synonym(s): Ponce de Leon, Juan Ponce de Leon
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jump on v get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride] Antonym(s): get off, hop out
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jumpiness n the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters Synonym(s): jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness
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jumping n the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" Synonym(s): jump, jumping
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jumping bean n seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble Synonym(s): jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean
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jumping bristletail n wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed Synonym(s): jumping bristletail, machilid
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jumping gene n a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole) Synonym(s): transposon, jumping gene
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jumping jack n plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings
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jumping mouse n any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
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jumping orchid n orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected Synonym(s): jumping orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum
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jumping plant louse n small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices Synonym(s): jumping plant louse, psylla, psyllid
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jumping seed n seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble Synonym(s): jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean
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jumping up and down n jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him"
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jumping-off place n a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" Synonym(s): jumping-off place, point of departure
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jumping-off point n a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" Synonym(s): springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
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Jump \Jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.]       1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of             the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air;             to spring; to bound; to leap.                         Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and                      a half by the square.                        -- Shak.          2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. [bd]The             jumping chariots.[b8] --Nahum iii. 2.                         A flock of geese jump down together.   -- Dryden.          3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by             with. [bd]It jumps with my humor.[b8] --Shak.          {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly             or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a             chance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
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Jumping disease \Jump"ing dis*ease"\       A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit,       observed among the woodsmen of Maine.
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Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,       Dan. [91] Sw. hare, Icel. h[?]ri, Skr. [?]a[?]a. [?].]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind             legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid             animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its             fecundity.          Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European                hare is {Lepustimidus}. The northern or varying hare of                America ({L. Americanus}), and the prairie hare ({L.                campestris}), turn white in winter. In America, the                various species of hares are commonly called {rabbits}.          2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and             under the foot of Orion; Lepus.          {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called             hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of             paper to indicate their course, being chased by the             others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.          {Hare kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.)., a small Australian kangaroo             ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size             and color,          {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or             sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it             when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.          {Jumping hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Jumping}.          {Little chief hare}, [or] {Crying hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See             {Chief hare}.          {Sea hare}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aplysia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
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Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See {Shrew}, a.]       1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of             either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a             brawler; a scold.                         A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men]                      have prosperity, or else that good men have                      adversity.                                          --Chaucer.                         A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could                      be no quiet in the house for her.      --L'Estrange.          2. [AS. scre[a0]wa; -- so called because supposed to be             venomous. ] (Zo[94]l.) Any small insectivore of the genus             {Sorex} and several allied genera of the family             {Sorecid[91]}. In form and color they resemble mice, but             they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are             the smallest of all mammals.          Note: The common European species are the house shrew                ({Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({Sorex                vulgaris}) (see under {Erd}.). In the United States                several species of {Sorex} and {Blarina} are common, as                the broadnosed shrew ({S. platyrhinus}), Cooper's shrew                ({S. Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole, shrew                ({Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or marsh,                shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is                less common. The common European water shrews are                {Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew (see under                {Oared}).          {Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family             {Centetid[91]}, as the tendrac.          {Elephant shrew}, {Jumping shrew}, {Mole shrew}. See under             {Elephant}, {Jumping}, etc.          {Musk shrew}. See {Desman}.          {River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore             ({Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size,             but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for             rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.          {Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({Scalops             aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent             purple tints.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.       of {Jump}, to leap.          {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing             the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by             its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and             jump about.          {Jumping deer} (Zo[94]l.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes             Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.          {Jumping jack}, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to             jump or dance by means of strings.          {Jumping louse} (Zo[94]l.), any of the numerous species of             plant lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[91]}, several             of which are injurious to fruit trees.          {Jumping mouse} (Zo[94]l.), North American mouse ({Zapus             Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is             noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo             mouse}.          {Jumping mullet} (Zo[94]l.), gray mullet.          {Jumping shrew} (Zo[94]l.), any African insectivore of the             genus {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but             have large hind legs adapted for jumping.          {Jumping spider} (Zo[94]l.), spider of the genus {Salticus}             and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[91]; -- so             called because it leaps upon its prey.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
John Vincent Atanasoff          John Vincent Atanasoff, 1903-10-04 - 1995-06-15.   An       American mathemetical physicist, and the inventor of the       electronic {digital computer}.   Between 1937 and 1942 he built       the {Atanasoff-Berry Computer} with {Clifford Berry}, at the       {Iowa State University}.          Atanasoff was born on 1903-10-04 in Hamilton, New York.   In       1925, he got a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical       Engineering from the University of Florida.   In 1926 he       received a Master's degree in Maths from Iowa State       University.   He received a PhD as a theoretical physicist from       the University of Wisconsin in 1930.          While an associate professor of mathematics and physics at       Iowa State University, Atanasoff began to envision a {digital}       computational device, believing {analogue} devices to be too       restrictive.   Whilst working on his electronic {digital       computer}, Atanasoff was introduced to a graduate student       named {Clifford Berry}, who helped him build the {computer}.          The first prototype of the {Atanasoff-Berry Computer} was       demonstrated in December 1939.   Although no patent was awarded       for the new {computer}, in 1973 US District Judge Earl R.       Larson declared Atanasoff the inventor of the digital computer       (declaring the {ENIAC} patent invalid).          Atanasoff was awarded the National Medal of {Technology} by US       President Bush on 1990-11-13.   He died following a stroke on       1995-06-15.          {John Vincent Atanasoff and the Birth of the Digital Computer       (http://www.cs.iastate.edu/jva/jva-archive.shtml)}.          ["Atanasoff Forgotten Father of the Computer", C. R.       Mollenhoff, Iowa State University Press 1988].          (2001-10-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
John von Neumann          /jon von noy'mahn/ Born 1903-12-28, died 1957-02-08.          A Hungarian-born mathematician who did pioneering work in       quantum physics, game theory, and {computer science}.   He       contributed to the USA's Manhattan Project that built the       first atomic bomc.          While serving on the BRL Scientific Advisory Committee, von       Neumann joined the developers of {ENIAC} and made some       critical contributions.   In 1947, while working on the design       for the successor machine, {EDVAC}, von Neumann realized that       ENIAC's lack of a centralized control unit could be overcome       to obtain a rudimentary stored program computer.   He also       proposed the {fetch-execute cycle}.          {(http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mbsclass/is2000/hall_of_fame/vonneuma.htm)}.          {(http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/VonNeumann.html)}.          {(http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/comphist/54nord/)}.          (2001-01-30)