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Marshall Rosenbluth

Who

Marshall Rosenbluth · Technology & Engineering

What

Co-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm.

When

1927, Albany, New York, United States — 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Marshall Rosenbluth is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm.

How & why

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.

Sources & external links

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science

Contributions & Sources

Co-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm.

1927

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science