Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram
	Wolfram in 2008
Born	29 August 1959; London, England
Nationality	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)
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics; Physics; Computing; Cellular automata;
Institutions	Wolfram Research; Thinking Machines Corporation; California Institute of Technology; Institute for Advanced Study; University of Illinois at Urbana–; Champaign;
Thesis	Some Topics in Theoretical High-Energy Physics (1980)
Doctoral advisor	Richard D. Field
Website	stephenwolfram.com;

Stephen Wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ WUUL-frəm; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American^[6] computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer algebra and theoretical physics.^[7]^[8] In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[9]

As a businessman, he is the founder and CEO of the software company Wolfram Research, where he works as chief designer of Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha answer engine.

^ Wolfram, S. (2013). "Computer algebra". Proceedings of the 38th international symposium on International symposium on symbolic and algebraic computation – ISSAC '13. pp. 7–8. doi:10.1145/2465506.2465930. ISBN 9781450320597. S2CID 37099593.
^ Stephen Wolfram's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
^ Wolfram, Stephen (1980). Some topics in theoretical high-energy physics. Caltech Library (phd). California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ Wolfram, Stephen (19 April 2016). "My Life in Technology—As Told at the Computer History Museum—Stephen Wolfram Writings". writings.stephenwolfram.com.
^ Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Biographical Facts for Stephen Wolfram". www.stephenwolfram.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
^ "Stephen Wolfram". Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^ "Stephen Wolfram: 'I am an information pack rat'". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 1 September 2013.

[1] Wolfram, S. (2013). "Computer algebra". Proceedings of the 38th international symposium on International symposium on symbolic and algebraic computation – ISSAC '13. pp. 7–8. doi:10.1145/2465506.2465930. ISBN 9781450320597. S2CID 37099593.

[scopus-2] Stephen Wolfram's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)

[3] Wolfram, Stephen (1980). Some topics in theoretical high-energy physics. Caltech Library (phd). California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[4] Wolfram, Stephen (19 April 2016). "My Life in Technology—As Told at the Computer History Museum—Stephen Wolfram Writings". writings.stephenwolfram.com.

[bio-5] Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Biographical Facts for Stephen Wolfram". www.stephenwolfram.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[7] "Stephen Wolfram". Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

[8] "Stephen Wolfram: 'I am an information pack rat'". New Scientist. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

[9] List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 1 September 2013.

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