Jewish Scientists and Mathematician to Receive 2020 Breakthrough Prize
The annual Breakthrough Prize — established eight years ago by, among others, Jewish…
Deborah Estrin: Trailblazing Computer Scientist and 2018 MacArthur Fellow
Deborah Estrin, a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell Tech, has been called “one of the most-referenced computer scientists of all times.” The 59-year-old Estrin’s pioneering research focuses on sensor networks, mobile health, and small data (a term she coined). In 2003, she was included in the “Brilliant 10” by Popular Science magazine. In 2018,…
Moment Magazine: ‘How Has Jewish Thought Influenced Science?’
In 2014, Moment magazine published an extraordinary article titled “How Has Jewish…
Katie Bouman: Computer Scientist Who Helped Capture First Image of a Black Hole
Dr. Katie Bouman is a 29-year-old computer scientist involved in the first successful effort to photograph a black hole. She played a prominent role in developing the algorithm that made this groundbreaking feat possible; in addition, she was a member of Harvard’s Event Horizon Telescope team that captured the amazing image. Bouman is set to…
Randy Schekman: 2013 Nobel Prize Winner for Physiology or Medicine
Dr. Randy Shekman is a 70-year-old cell biologist who received a Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2013. Schekman won the prestigious award jointly with researchers James Rothman (also a Jew) and Thomas C. Südhof for their “discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells.” Shekman was elected to…
Dr. Eric Topol: Renowned Expert in Cardiology, Genetics, and Wireless Medicine
Dr. Eric Topol (no relation to the Israeli actor Chaim Topol) is a prominent expert in cardiology, genetics, and digital medicine. Dr. Topol, 64, has authored several books: The Creative Destruction of Medicine (2012), The Patient Will See You Now (2015), and Deep Medicine (2019). In 2009, GQ and the Geoffrey Beene Foundation named him…
Stephen Wolfram: Mathematician, Computer Scientist and Physicist
Stephen Wolfram, 59, is a British-American mathematician, computer scientist, physicist and visionary businessman. In 1981, Wolfram received the prestigious MacArthur Genius Fellowship Award. He’s the founder and CEO of the software company Wolfram Research, where he served as chief designer of the computer algebra system Mathematica (now called the Wolfram Language). In 2002, the company…
Leonard Susskind: Renowned Theoretical Physicist and a Father of String Theory
Renowned physicist Leonard Susskind, 78, is professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. During his decades-long career, Susskind also was a professor of physics at Yeshiva University and Tel Aviv University. He is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of string theory; his many…
10 Jewish Computer Scientists Who’ve Changed the World
This article unexpectedly comes from India-based website TopYaps.com and was written by Digvijaya Singh. In brief, here are the 10 noted Jewish computer scientists (some still with us and some deceased): Leonard Kleinrock: winner of the National Medal of Science for his contributions to packet switching and modern data networks; George Kameny: co-developer of the…
Sara Seager: Passionate to Find and Understand Other Worlds
Canadian-American astronomer and planetary scientist Sara Seager, 46, conducts trailblazing research on exoplanets — planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. In 2013, she was awared a MacArthur Fellowship “genius award” for her work. Previously, she won the 2012 Sackler Prize for “analysis of the atmospheres and internal compositions of extra-solar planets”; and in…
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