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Stephen Wolfram
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Stephen Wolfram is a British and American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist. Born in London in 1959, he was educated at Eton College, the Dragon School, St John's College, and the California Institute of Technology. He has served as a university teacher and is employed by Wolfram Research and the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Wolfram is a member of the American Mathematical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he has received the MacArthur Fellows Program award.
His work spans mathematics, physics, and computer science, with influences from Alan Turing and Joel Moses. Notable publications include *Mathematica: a system for doing mathematics by computer* and works on cellular automata and complexity. He resides in Cambridge and Concord.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 Aug 1959
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Mathematica 3.0 standard add-on packages
- Cellular automata
- Mathematica : a system for doing mathematics by computer
- Cellular automata
- Cellular automata and complexity
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1959-08-29 ) 29 August 1959 (age 66) , London, England
- Citizenship
- British, American
- Education
- Dragon School Eton College St. John's College, Oxford , (no degree) California Institute of Technology , (PhD)
- Known for
- Mathematica Wolfram Alpha A New Kind of Science Wolfram Language
- Awards
- MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
- Fields
- Mathematics Physics Computing Cellular automata
- Institutions
- Wolfram Research Thinking Machines Corporation California Institute of Technology Institute for Advanced Study University of Illinois Urbana–, Champaign
- Thesis
- Some Topics in Theoretical High-Energy Physics (1980)
- Doctoral advisor
- Richard D. Field
- Website
- stephenwolfram.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- London
- Sibling
- Conrad Wolfram
- Occupation
- podcaster
- Position held
- chief executive officer
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Employer
- Wolfram Research
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Mathematica
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- computer science
- Official website
- www.stephenwolfram.com
- Image
- Stephen Wolfram PR.jpg
- Height
- 1.8
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Champaign
- Residence
- Concord
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- Stephen Wolfram
- date of birth
- 1959-08-29
- Erdős number
- 2
- Commons gallery
- Stephen Wolfram
- influenced by
- Joel Moses
- relative
- Kate Friedländer
- name in native language
- Stephen Wolfram
- handedness
- left-handedness
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- social media followers
- 99696
- official blog URL
- blog.stephenwolfram.com
- has written for
- Wired
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Stephen Wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ WUUL-frəm; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer algebra and theoretical physics. In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
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