Mirowski says that Godel's proof rattled both Turing & Van Neuman, making them turn from formalizing to matters such as game theory & computers.
Mirowski, Philip. 1991. "When Games Grow Deadly Serious: The Military Influence on the Evolution of Game Theory." Craufurd D. Goodwin, ed. Economics and National Security: A History of their Interaction (Durham: Duke University Press): pp. 227-55.
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