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Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ WUUL-frəm; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He works in computer algebra and theoretical physics. In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

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Known for
Mathematica · Wolfram Alpha · A New Kind of Science · Wolfram Language
Education
Dragon School · Eton College · St. John's College, Oxford (no degree) · California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Born
(1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 66) London, England
Citizenship
British, American
Doctoral advisor
Richard D. Field
Fields
Mathematics · Physics · Computing · Cellular automata

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Stephen Wolfram → California Institute of Technology, Institute for Advanced Study, Thinking Machines Corporation, University of Illinois Urbana– Champaign, Wolfram Research
Education · 4
Stephen Wolfram → California Institute of Technology (PhD), Dragon School, Eton College, St. John's College, Oxford (no degree)
Fields · 4
Stephen Wolfram → Cellular automata, Computing, Mathematics, Physics
Known for · 4
Stephen Wolfram → A New Kind of Science, Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram Language
Born · 1
Stephen Wolfram → (1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 66) London, England
Citizenship · 1
Stephen Wolfram → British, American
Doctoral advisor · 1
Stephen Wolfram → Richard D. Field

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