Von Neumann & co. estimates
 (1947-1951)
v “For a ‘random matrix’ of order n the expectation value
has been shown to be about n”
             Goldstine, von Neumann
v “… we choose two different values of k, namely n and
Ö10n”
           Bargmann, Montgomery, vN
v “With a probability ~1 … k < 10n”
             Goldstine, von Neumann