Stephen Wolfram, physicist, mathematician, and software executive
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The physicist and computer-software entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram wrote dozens of articles for prestigious journals on topics related to particle physics, cosmology, mathematics, computation theory, technical computing, and cellular automata. He was among the group of people to win a MacArthur Fellowship in 1981, and remains the youngest person ever to win that honor.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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Peter D. Lax
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The life and work of Peter D. Lax, the most versatile mathematician is highlighted. In addition to the Abel Prize and the National Medal of Science, Lax's many honors include nine honorary doctorial degrees, from universities in the US, France, Israel, Scotland and China.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2005
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John Horton Conway, mathematician
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John Horton Conway is widely known for his contribution to higher mathematics in the realms of number theory. He is a visiting professor at the university of Illinois, the university of Pennsylvania and California institute of technology.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2003
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