Max Newman
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Maxwell Herman Alexander Newman, FRS,[3] (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984), generally known as Max Newman, was a British mathematician and codebreaker. His work in World War II led to the construction of Colossus,[6] the world's first operational, programmable electronic computer, and he established the Royal Society Computing Machine Laboratory at the University of Manchester, which produced the world's first working, stored-program electronic computer in 1948, the Manchester Baby.[7][8][9][10][11]
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Born | Maxwell Herman Alexander Neumann (1897-02-07)7 February 1897[1] Chelsea, London, England |
Died | 22 February 1984(1984-02-22) (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Known for | Elements of the topology of plane sets of points[2] Newman's lemma Newmanry section at Bletchley Park Heath Robinson (codebreaking machine) Colossus computer Newman's problem |
Spouses | |
Children | Edward and William |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1939)[3] Sylvester Medal (1958) De Morgan Medal (1962) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Manchester Princeton University |
Doctoral students | Sze-Tsen Hu Gilbert Robinson Hsien Chung Wang[4][5] |
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