<human>:  Why is John von Neumann called the father of computing?
<bot>: John von Neumann was a mathematician who worked on the theory of computing. He was the first to propose the idea of a stored-program computer, and he also developed the first general-purpose computer. He is considered the father of computing because he was the first to propose the idea of a stored-program computer, and he also developed the first general-purpose computer.