Stephen Wolfram

Physicist, Computer Scientist

1959 –

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Who is Stephen Wolfram?

Stephen Wolfram is a scientist and technologist, known for his contributions to theoretical physics; for his pioneering work on knowledge-based programming; as the chief designer of the Mathematica software application and the Wolfram Alpha answer engine, as well as the CEO of Wolfram Research, and the author of A New Kind of Science.

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Born
Aug 29, 1959
London
Also known as
  • Στέφεν Γούλφραμ
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Oxford
  • California Institute of Technology
  • St John's College, Oxford
  • Eton College
Employment
  • Wolfram Research
  • Thinking Machines Corporation
Lived in
  • Cambridge
  • Concord

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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