Von Neumann and the band of engineers he assembled to build his computer were looked down upon by other members of the IAS faculty who preferred to grapple with esoteric theories rather than cathode-ray tubes thermionic valves and soldering irons-let alone thermonuclear weapons .

ias的其他研究人员有些看不起冯诺依曼和他召集来建造计算机的工程师团队，因为他们更愿意全力研究深奥的理论，而不是跟阴极射线管、 热离子 管和电烙铁打交道，更不要说热核武器了。