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Warren Weaver

Last Updated: 17 Jul, 2023 | Views: 1091

Age: 84

Profession: Scientist

Other Profession(s): Mathematician

Famous For: Shannon–Weaver model| Mason–Weaver equation| Machine translation| Statistical semantics

Higher Education: Bachelor of Science, Ph.D

Warren Weaver Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

17 Jul, 1894 (84 Years 04 Months 6 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Wisconsin

Birth District

Reedsburg

Birth Sign

Cancer

Nationalities

American

Died on

24 Nov, 1978

Cause of Death

Still Unknown

Warren Weaver Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Warren Weaver, a known scientist, was born on July 17, 1894, and died on November 24, 1978. Among his achievements were being a scientist, a mathematician, and a science administrator. Among other things, he was credited with creating support for science in the US by pioneering machine translation. Throop College (now the California Institute of Technology) hired him as an assistant professor of mathematics. After the war, he returned to Wisconsin to teach mathematics.
Warren Weaver Education:
• 1916: Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• 1917: Civil engineering degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison
• 1921: Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin–Madison
Warren Weaver career:
• 1921: Weaver obtained his Ph.D. in mathematical physics from Harvard University.
• 1926-1949: Weaver served as the director of the Natural Sciences Division of the Rockefeller Foundation.
• 1949-1959: Weaver became the vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
• 1949: Weaver published a memorandum titled "Translation," in which he outlined the potential for machine translation and laid the groundwork for future research in the field.
• 1950: Weaver collaborated with Claude Shannon on a landmark paper titled "The Mathematical Theory of Communication," which introduced the concept of information theory.
• 1962-1966: Weaver worked as a senior consultant at the RAND Corporation.
Warren Weaver Awards:
• 1964: Kalinga Prize
• 1957: National Academy of Sciences Awarded “Public Welfare Medal”
• 1965: Arches of Science Medal
Warren Weaver Unknown Facts:
• Work in Machine Translation: Warren Weaver played a crucial role in the development of machine translation, which aims to automatically translate human languages using computers.
• Collaboration with Claude Shannon: Weaver collaborated closely with mathematician Claude Shannon on the theory of communication and information theory.
• Contributions to the Human Genome Project: Weaver was one of the early proponents of mapping the human genome.