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Alvy Ray Smith
Alvy Ray Smith III (born 8 September 1943) is an American engineer and noted pioneer in computer graphics.
Alvy Ray Smith III (born 8 September 1943) is an American engineer and noted pioneer in computer graphics.
Andrei Toom
Andrei Toom, also known as André Toom, (born 1942) is a Russian mathematician currently living in Brazil, famous for his early work in analysis of algorithms (culminating in the Toom–Cook algori...
Andrei Toom, also known as André Toom, (born 1942) is a Russian mathematician currently living in Brazil, famous for his early work in analysis of algorithms (culminating in the Toom–Cook algori...
Arthur Burks
Arthur Walter Burks (October 13, 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general...
Arthur Walter Burks (October 13, 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general...
Bill Gosper
Ralph William Gosper, Jr. (born 1943), known as Bill Gosper, is an American mathematician and programmer from Pennsauken Township, New Jersey.
Ralph William Gosper, Jr. (born 1943), known as Bill Gosper, is an American mathematician and programmer from Pennsauken Township, New Jersey.
Brian Goodwin
Brian Carey Goodwin (25 March 1931 – 15 July 2009) was a Canadian mathematician and biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Open University and a key founder of the field of theoretical biology.H...
Brian Carey Goodwin (25 March 1931 – 15 July 2009) was a Canadian mathematician and biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Open University and a key founder of the field of theoretical biology.H...
Brosl Hasslacher
Brosl Hasslacher (May 13, 1941 to November 11, 2005) was a theoretical physicist.
Brosl Hasslacher (May 13, 1941 to November 11, 2005) was a theoretical physicist.
Charles H. Bennett (computer scientist)
Charles H. Bennett (b. 1943) is an IBM Fellow at IBM Research.
Charles H. Bennett (b. 1943) is an IBM Fellow at IBM Research.
Christopher Langton
Christopher Langton (1948- ) is an American computer scientist and one of the founders of the field of artificial life.
Christopher Langton (1948- ) is an American computer scientist and one of the founders of the field of artificial life.
Cosma Shalizi
Cosma Rohilla Shalizi is an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Cosma Rohilla Shalizi is an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
David Eppstein
David Arthur Eppstein (born 1963) is an American computer scientist and mathematician.
David Arthur Eppstein (born 1963) is an American computer scientist and mathematician.
Don Hopkins
Don Hopkins is an artist and programmer specializing in human computer interaction and computer graphics.
Don Hopkins is an artist and programmer specializing in human computer interaction and computer graphics.
Ed Pegg, Jr.
Ed Pegg, Jr. is an expert on mathematical puzzles and is a self-described recreational mathematician.
Ed Pegg, Jr. is an expert on mathematical puzzles and is a self-described recreational mathematician.
Edgar F. Codd
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
Eduardo Reck Miranda
Eduardo Reck Miranda, Ph.D, (born 1963), is a Brazilian composer of chamber and electroacoustic pieces but is most notable in the United Kingdom for his scientific research into computer music, ...
Eduardo Reck Miranda, Ph.D, (born 1963), is a Brazilian composer of chamber and electroacoustic pieces but is most notable in the United Kingdom for his scientific research into computer music, ...
Edward F. Moore
Edward Forrest Moore (November 23, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland – June 14, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American professor of mathematics and computer science and the inventor of the Moore ...
Edward Forrest Moore (November 23, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland – June 14, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American professor of mathematics and computer science and the inventor of the Moore ...
Edward Fredkin
Edward Fredkin (born 1934) is an early pioneer of digital physics.
Edward Fredkin (born 1934) is an early pioneer of digital physics.
Eric Goles
Eric Antonio Goles Chacc (born August 21, 1951) is a Chilean mathematician and computer scientist of Croatian descent.
Eric Antonio Goles Chacc (born August 21, 1951) is a Chilean mathematician and computer scientist of Croatian descent.
Gustav A. Hedlund
Gustav Arnold Hedlund, an American mathematician, was one of the founders of symbolic and topological dynamics.
Gustav Arnold Hedlund, an American mathematician, was one of the founders of symbolic and topological dynamics.
J. C. P. Miller
Jeffrey Charles Percy Miller (1906–1981) was an English mathematician and computing pioneer.
Jeffrey Charles Percy Miller (1906–1981) was an English mathematician and computing pioneer.
Jack Corliss
John B. ("Jack") Corliss is a scientist who has worked in the fields of geology, oceanography, and the origins of life.
John B. ("Jack") Corliss is a scientist who has worked in the fields of geology, oceanography, and the origins of life.
Jarkko Kari
Jarkko J. Kari is a Finnish mathematician and computer scientist, known for his contributions to the theory of Wang tiles and cellular automata.
Jarkko J. Kari is a Finnish mathematician and computer scientist, known for his contributions to the theory of Wang tiles and cellular automata.
John Horton Conway
John Horton Conway (born 26 December 1937) is a prolific mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory.
John Horton Conway (born 26 December 1937) is a prolific mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory.
John Myhill
John R. Myhill (Senior) was a mathematician.
John R. Myhill (Senior) was a mathematician.
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
Joseph Nechvatal
Joseph Nechvatal (born 1951) is a post-conceptual art digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer vi...
Joseph Nechvatal (born 1951) is a post-conceptual art digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer vi...
Klaus Sutner
Klaus Sutner is a Teaching Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and is also the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs for the Carnegie Mellon University School of Comp...
Klaus Sutner is a Teaching Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and is also the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs for the Carnegie Mellon University School of Comp...
Manuel de Landa
Manuel De Landa, (born 1952 in Mexico City), is a writer, artist and philosopher who has lived in New York since 1975.
Manuel De Landa, (born 1952 in Mexico City), is a writer, artist and philosopher who has lived in New York since 1975.
Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing micromagic, stage magic, li...
Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing micromagic, stage magic, li...
Mary Ann Horton
Mary Ann Horton, formerly Mark R. Horton (born November 21, 1955), is a Usenet and Internet pioneer.
Mary Ann Horton, formerly Mark R. Horton (born November 21, 1955), is a Usenet and Internet pioneer.
Matthew Cook
Matthew Cook (born February 7, 1970) is a mathematician and computer scientist who proved Stephen Wolfram's conjecture that the Rule 110 cellular automaton is Turing-complete.
Matthew Cook (born February 7, 1970) is a mathematician and computer scientist who proved Stephen Wolfram's conjecture that the Rule 110 cellular automaton is Turing-complete.
Melanie Mitchell
Melanie Mitchell is a professor of computer science at Portland State University.
Melanie Mitchell is a professor of computer science at Portland State University.
Mike Lesser
Mike Lesser (born 1943 in London) is a mathematical philosopher and political activist.
Mike Lesser (born 1943 in London) is a mathematical philosopher and political activist.
Norman Margolus
Norman H. Margolus (born 1955) is an Canadian-American physicist and computer scientist, known for his work on cellular automata and reversible computing.
Norman H. Margolus (born 1955) is an Canadian-American physicist and computer scientist, known for his work on cellular automata and reversible computing.
Norman Packard
Norman Harry Packard is a chaos theory physicist and one of the founders of the Prediction Company and ProtoLife.
Norman Harry Packard is a chaos theory physicist and one of the founders of the Prediction Company and ProtoLife.
Norman White
Norman White is a Texas-born Canadian New Media artist and pioneer of using electronics and robotics in art.
Norman White is a Texas-born Canadian New Media artist and pioneer of using electronics and robotics in art.
Patrick C. Fischer
Patrick Carl Fischer was an American computer scientist, a noted researcher in complexity theory and database theory, and a target of the Unabomber.
Patrick Carl Fischer was an American computer scientist, a noted researcher in complexity theory and database theory, and a target of the Unabomber.
Peter S. Albin
Peter S. Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City.
Peter S. Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City.
Richard Feynman
Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum elect...
Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum elect...
Rudy Rucker
Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and philosopher, and is one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary mov...
Rudolf von Bitter Rucker (born March 22, 1946) is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and philosopher, and is one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary mov...
Simon P. Norton
Simon Phillips Norton (born 1952) is a mathematician in Cambridge, England, who works on finite simple groups.
Simon Phillips Norton (born 1952) is a mathematician in Cambridge, England, who works on finite simple groups.
Stephen R. Bourne
Steve Bourne is a computer scientist, originally from the United Kingdom and based in the US for most of his career.
Steve Bourne is a computer scientist, originally from the United Kingdom and based in the US for most of his career.
Stephen Wolfram
Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959) is a British scientist and the chief designer of the Mathematica software application and the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine.
Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959) is a British scientist and the chief designer of the Mathematica software application and the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine.
Steve Omohundro
Steve Omohundro is a scientist known for his research on Hamiltonian physics, dynamical systems, programming languages, machine learning, machine vision, and the social implications of artificia...
Steve Omohundro is a scientist known for his research on Hamiltonian physics, dynamical systems, programming languages, machine learning, machine vision, and the social implications of artificia...
Tommaso Toffoli
Tommaso Toffoli is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Boston University.
Tommaso Toffoli is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Boston University.