Stephen Wolfram

Physicist and mathematician known for Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram - Physicist and mathematician known for Mathematica
Born

August 29th, 1959
65 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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A physicist and mathematician contributed to the development of computational science and technology. Developed the software system Mathematica, which integrates computation into educational and professional environments. Founded Wolfram Research, which created the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine. Authored 'A New Kind of Science', proposing new approaches to scientific inquiry based on cellular automata.

Developed Mathematica software system

Founded Wolfram Research

Authored 'A New Kind of Science'

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