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Max Newman

Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984), generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus, the world's first operational, programmable electronic computer, and he established the Royal Society Computing Machine Laboratory at the University…

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Known for
Elements of the topology of plane sets of points Newman's lemma Newmanry section at Bletchley Park Heath Robinson (codebreaking machine) Colossus computer Newman's problem
Alma mater
St John's College, Cambridge
Born
Maxwell Herman Alexander Neumann (1897-02-07)7 February 1897 Chelsea, London, England
Children
Edward and William
Died
22 February 1984(1984-02-22) (aged 87) Cambridge, England
Doctoral students
Sze-Tsen Hu Gilbert Robinson Hsien Chung Wang

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Max Newman → Maxwell Herman Alexander Neumann (1897-02-07)7 February 1897 Chelsea, London, England
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Max Newman → 22 February 1984(1984-02-22) (aged 87) Cambridge, England
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Max Newman → Sze-Tsen Hu Gilbert Robinson Hsien Chung Wang
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Max Newman → Elements of the topology of plane sets of points Newman's lemma Newmanry section at Bletchley Park Heath Robinson (codebreaking machine) Colossus computer Newman's problem
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Max NewmanBornMaxwell Herman Alexander Neumann (1897-02-07)7 February 1897 Chelsea, London, England1.00infobox
Max NewmanChildrenEdward and William1.00infobox
Max NewmanDied22 February 1984(1984-02-22) (aged 87) Cambridge, England1.00infobox
Max NewmanDoctoral studentsSze-Tsen Hu Gilbert Robinson Hsien Chung Wang1.00infobox
Max NewmanFieldsMathematics1.00infobox
Max NewmanKnown forElements of the topology of plane sets of points Newman's lemma Newmanry section at Bletchley Park Heath Robinson (codebreaking machine) Colossus computer Newman's problem1.00infobox
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Max NewmanSpousesMargaret Penrose1.00infobox
Max NewmanWorkplacesUniversity of Cambridge University of Manchester Princeton University1.00infobox
Max Newmanrelated to External linksThe Max Newman Digital0.60section
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