09-21-2021-1031 - Stephen Wolfram (1959)

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 a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.^[9]

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.

Stephen Wolfram
Wolfram in 2008
Born	29 August 1959 (age 62) London, England
Nationality	British, American
Education	Dragon School[1] Eton College
Alma mater	St. John's College, Oxford (no degree) California Institute of Technology (PhD, 1980)
Known for	Mathematica Wolfram Alpha A New Kind of Science[2] Wolfram Language
Awards	MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics[3] Physics Computing Cellular automata
Institutions	Wolfram Research Thinking Machines Corporation[4] 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[5]
Website	www.stephenwolfram.com twitter.com/stephen_wolfram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Wolfram