Max Newman
Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman, FRS, (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984), generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus, the world's first operational, programmable electronic computer, and he established the Royal Society Computing Machine Laboratory at the University of Manchester, which produced the world's first working, stored-program electronic computer in 1948, the Manchester Baby.
Max Newman | |
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| Born | Maxwell Herman Alexander Neumann 7 February 1897 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 22 February 1984 (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Elements of the topology of plane sets of points Newman's lemma Newmanry section at Bletchley Park Heath Robinson (codebreaking machine) Colossus computer Newman's problem |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Edward and William |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1939) Sylvester Medal (1958) De Morgan Medal (1962) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Manchester Princeton University |
| Doctoral students | Sze-Tsen Hu Gilbert Robinson Hsien Chung Wang |
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