Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959 in London) is a British physicist, software developer, mathematician, computer programmer, author and businessman, known for his work in theoretical particle physics, cosmology, cellular automata, complexity theory, computer algebra and the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine.
Stephen Wolfram's parents were Jewish refugees who emigrated from Westphalia to England in 1933. Wolfram's father, Hugo Wolfra...
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Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959 in London) is a British physicist, software developer, mathematician, computer programmer, author and businessman, known for his work in theoretical particle physics, cosmology, cellular automata, complexity theory, computer algebra and the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine.
Stephen Wolfram's parents were Jewish refugees who emigrated from Westphalia to England in 1933. Wolfram's father, Hugo Wolfram, was a novelist (Into a Neutral Country), and his mother, Sybil Wolfram, was a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has a younger brother, Conrad Wolfram.
Wolfram was educated at Eton. At the age of 16, he published an article on particle physics and entered Oxford University (St John's College) at age 17. He wrote a widely cited paper on heavy quark production at age 18.
Wolfram received his Ph.D. in particle physics from the California Institute of Technology at age 20 and joined the faculty there. He became highly...
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