Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram
	Wolfram in 2008
Born	29 August 1959; London, England
Nationality	British, American
Education	Dragon School; Eton College
Alma mater	St. John's College, Oxford; (no degree); California Institute of Technology; (PhD, 19 November 1979);
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	www.stephenwolfram.com; twitter.com/stephen_wolfram;

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

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.

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