Stephen wolfram biography

He is known for his work in computer science , mathematics , and in theoretical physics.

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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. His recent work has been on knowledge-based programming , expanding and refining the programming language of Mathematica into what is now called the Wolfram Language.

Wolfram's father, Hugo Wolfram — , a textile manufacturer born in Bochum , Germany, served as managing director of the Lurex Company, makers of the fabric Lurex. He was also the author of three novels. As an adult, he took correspondence courses in philosophy and psychology. Stephen Wolfram is married to a mathematician. They have four children together.

Stephen's son, Christopher, is currently pursuing a degree in mathematics and computer science.

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He is the co-inventor of a patented method and computing device for optically recognizing mathematical expressions. Among many other personal achievements, he serves as a programmer for Wolfram Research. Wolfram was educated at Eton College , but left prematurely in John's College, Oxford at age 17 but found lectures "awful", [18] and left in [29] without graduating [30] [31] to attend the California Institute of Technology , the following year, where he received a PhD [32] in particle physics on 19 November at age Sciulli and Steven Frautschi , and chaired by Richard D.

As a young child, Wolfram had difficulties learning arithmetic.