Marshall Rosenbluth
Marshall Rosenbluth · Technology & Engineering
Co-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm.
1927, Albany, New York, United States — 2003, San Diego, California, United States
United States
Marshall Rosenbluth is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm.
Rosenbluth, an American theoretical physicist known as the 'father of plasma physics,' co-authored the 1953 paper that introduced the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm, one of the most widely used computational methods in science. He also made foundational contributions to controlled fusion. He was Jewish.
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Co-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
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