Stephen Wolfram

1959 -

country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United States of America

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: California Institute of Technology, Eton College, Dragon School, St John's College, University of Oxford

occupation: mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, university teacher, patent inventor, businessperson, writer, artificial intelligence researcher, opinion journalist, merchant

award received: MacArthur Fellows Program, Friedrich L. Bauer Prize, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

position held: chief executive officer

influenced by: Alan Turing, William A. Martin, Joel Moses

official website: www.stephenwolfram.com

Stephen Wolfram ( 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. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois Department of Computer Science.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. Source: Wikipedia (en)