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Norbert Wiener
1894 – 1964
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryNorbert Wiener was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He became a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A child prodigy, Wiener later became an early researcher in stochastic and mathematical noise processes, contributing work relevant to electronic engineering, electronic communication, and control systems.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 26, 1894
Columbia
Date of death
March 18, 1964
Stockholm
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
mathematicianautobiographeruniversity teacherpsychologistcomputer scientistfounder
Awards & honours
National Medal of ScienceGuggenheim FellowshipNational Book AwardJosiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipBôcher Memorial PrizeHonorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
Notable works
abstract Wiener spaceclassical Wiener spacePaley–Wiener theoremWiener algebraWiener filterGod & Golem, Inc.
- Field and occupation
- americký matematik
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