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My Take
Stephen Wolfram is the rare figure who refuses to stay inside any single field. A MacArthur Fellow at twenty-one, he then built Mathematica and the Wolfram Language, tools that quietly underpin a huge amount of real scientific work. A New Kind of Science was audacious and divisive, and I genuinely enjoy that divisiveness; we need thinkers willing to risk overreach in pursuit of a unifying idea. You can question his conclusions, but you cannot question the relentlessness. I admire people who try to build their own framework for understanding the universe rather than tinkering at the edges of someone else's.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Wolfram
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブン・ウルフラム
- Reading
- すてぃーぶん・うるふらむ
- Born
- August 29, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- London, Roman Empire
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- mathematician / physicist / computer scientist / university teacher / patent inventor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Eton College
Awards & achievements
- 1981 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2009 Friedrich L. Bauer Prize
- 2013 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
- 2023 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Wolfram Language | — | |
| Notable work | A New Kind of Science | — | |
| Notable work | Mathematica | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Stephen Wolfram born?
Born August 29, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Stephen Wolfram from?
Stephen Wolfram is from London, Roman Empire.
What does Stephen Wolfram do?
Stephen Wolfram works as mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, university teacher, patent inventor.
How tall is Stephen Wolfram?
Stephen Wolfram is 2 cm.
What is Stephen Wolfram known for?
Notable works include Wolfram Language, A New Kind of Science, Mathematica.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.