Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram Wolfram in 2008. Born Stephen Wolfram (1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 55) London, England, United Kingdom  Residence Concord, Massachusetts, United States Nationality British Fields Mathematics Physics Computing Cellular automata Institutions Wolfram Research Sun Microsystems Thinking Machines Corporation University of Oxford California Institute of Technology Institute for Advanced Study University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign Alma mater St John's College, Oxford California Institute of Technology Thesis Some Topics in Theoretical High-Energy Physics (1980) Doctoral advisors Geoffrey C. Fox Hugh David Politzer Known for Mathematica Wolfram Alpha A New Kind of Science Wolfram language Influences Richard Crandall Notable awards MacArthur Fellowship (1981) Website www.stephenwolfram.com twitter.com/stephen_wolfram Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959) is a British computer scientist, entrepreneur and former physicist known for his contributions to theoretical physics; his pioneering work on knowledge-based programming; as the CEO of Wolfram Research and chief designer of Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha answer engine; and as the author of the book A New Kind of Science.