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Warren Weaver

Warren Weaver was an American mathematician, university teacher, computer scientist, statistician and writer (1894–1978). He was born at Reedsburg and died at New Milford.

Overview

Born at Reedsburg in 1894, died at New Milford in 1978.

Formation and teaching

Warren Weaver studied at University of Wisconsin–Madison. The record notes the qualifications Bachelor of Science, master's degree and Doctor of Philosophy.

Career and activity

He was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison, California Institute of Technology, United States Air Force, Rockefeller Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and American Philosophical Society.

Recognition and collections

Warren Weaver received Kalinga Prize, NAS Public Welfare Medal and Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Catalogued works

26 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1965 to 1967. The first 12 are listed here.

The electromagnetic field. Lady Luck; the theory of probability. Alice in many tongues: the translations of Alice in wonderland. The mathematical theory of communication. The mathematical manuscripts of Lewis Carroll. Summary technical report of the Applied Mathematics Panel, NDRC. The reminiscences of Warren Weaver. In pursuit of Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll correspondence numbers. A quarter century in the natural sciences. By Claude E Shannon ; Warren Weaver ( Author ) [ Mathematical Theory of Communication. By Oct-1963 Paperback. Alice in many tongues.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Weaver, Warren (1894-1978), foundation executive and applied mathematician, American National Biography Online, 2000. Dr. Warren Weaver, Nature, 1959. Warren Weaver 1894-1978, Science, 1979. Warren Weaver, Physics Today, 1979. Shannon, Claude Elwood / Weaver, Warren, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020.

In detail

Warren Weaver studied at University of Wisconsin–Madison. the recorded working language is English.

Employment is recorded with University of Wisconsin–Madison, California Institute of Technology and United States Air Force. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and American Philosophical Society.

Distinctions recorded are Kalinga Prize, NAS Public Welfare Medal and Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Chronology

  1. 1894Warren Weaver born at Reedsburg.
  2. 1978Warren Weaver died at New Milford.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Warren Weaver”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q510591: Warren Weaver

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