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British-American computer scientist, mathematician, physicist, writer and businessman (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephen Wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American[6] computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer science, mathematics, and in theoretical physics.[7][8] In 2012, he was named an inaugural fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[9]
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Born | (1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 64) London, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British, American |
Education | Dragon School[1] Eton College |
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Awards | MacArthur Fellowship (1981) |
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Thesis | Some Topics in Theoretical High-Energy Physics (1980) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard D. Field[5] |
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As a businessman, he is the founder and CEO of the software company Wolfram Research where he worked as chief designer of Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha answer engine. His recent work has been on knowledge-based programming, expanding and refining the programming language of Mathematica into what is now called the Wolfram Language.