PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Conrad Wolfram
Conrad Wolfram
	Portrait of Conrad Wolfram
Born	10 June 1970 (age 54); Oxford, England
Nationality	British
Education	Dragon School; Eton College
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (MA)
Employer	Wolfram Research
Known for	Computer-Based Math
Parents	Hugo Wolfram (father); Sybil Wolfram (mother);
Website	www.conradwolfram.com

Conrad Wolfram (born 10 June 1970) is a British technologist and businessman known for his work in information technology and mathematics education reform.^[1]^[2] In June 2020, Wolfram released his first book, The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Education and early life

Born in Oxford, England, in 1970, Wolfram was educated at Dragon School and Eton College where he learned to program on a BBC Micro.^[7] He was an undergraduate student at Pembroke College, Cambridge^[8] where he studied the Natural Sciences tripos graduating with a Master of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge.^[when?]

Career

Wolfram has been a proponent of Computer-Based Math—a reform of mathematics education to "rebuild the curriculum assuming computers exist."^[9]^[10] ^[11]^[12] and is the founder of computerbasedmath.org.^[13]^[14]

He argues, "There are a few cases where it is important to do calculations by hand, but these are small fractions of cases. The rest of the time you should assume that students should use a computer just like everyone does in the real world."^[15] And that "School mathematics is very disconnected from mathematics used to solve problems in the real world".^[16] In an interview with the Guardian he described the replacement of hand calculation by computer use as "democratising expertise".^[17] He argues that "A good guide to how and what you should do with a computer in the classroom is what you'd do with it outside. As much as possible, use real-world tools in the classroom in an open-ended way not special education-only closed-ended approaches."^[18]

In 2009, he spoke about education reform at the TEDx Conference at the EU Parliament.^[19]^[20] and again at TED Global 2010 where he argued that "Maths should be more practical and more conceptual, but less mechanical,"^[21] and that "Calculating is the machinery of math - a means to an end."

In August 2012, he was a member of the judging panel at the Festival of Code, the culmination of Young Rewired State 2012.^[22] Wolfram is also part of Flooved advisory board.^[23]

On 10 June 2020, Wolfram released his first book, The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age.^[24]^[25]^[26] The book summarises Wolfram's thoughts on the current state of mathematics education and sets out a vision for a new core subject based on computational thinking.

Wolfram Research

Wolfram co-founded Wolfram Research Europe Ltd.^[27] in 1991 and remains its CEO.^[28] In 1996, he additionally became Strategic and International Director^[29] of Wolfram Research, Inc., making him also responsible for Wolfram Research Asia Ltd, and communications such as the wolfram.com website.

Wolfram Research was founded by his brother^[30] Stephen Wolfram, the maker of Mathematica software and the Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine.^[31]

Wolfram has led the effort to move the use of Mathematica from pure computation system to development and deployment engine,^[32]^[33] instigating technology such as the Mathematica Player family and web Mathematica and by pushing greater automation within the system.^[34]

He has also led the focus on interactive publishing technology^[35] with the stated aim of "making new applications as everyday as new documents"^[36] claiming that "If a picture is worth a thousand words, an interactive document is worth a thousand pictures."^[37] These technologies converged to form the Computable Document Format^[38] which Wolfram says can "transfer knowledge in a much higher-bandwidth way".^[39]

Personal life

Wolfram's father Hugo Wolfram was a textile manufacturer and novelist (Into a Neutral Country) and his mother Sybil Wolfram was a professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford. He is the younger brother of Stephen Wolfram.^{[citation needed]} Wolfram is married to primary care ophthalmology consultant Stella Hornby and has a daughter, Sophia Wolfram.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Stop Calculating And Start Teaching Computational Thinking". Forbes. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023.
^ Bing and WolframAlpha catching up with Google in search engine battle?
^ The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age
^ Jenkins, Simon (2020). "If we can do without GCSEs and university exams now, why go back?". theguardian.com.
^ "Wolfram Research blog to which Wolfram contributes". blog.wolfram.com.
^ Conrad Wolfram at TED
^ Anon (2011). "The BBC Microcomputer and me, 30 years down the line". bbc.co.uk. BBC News.
^ giving away software in push into China, The News Gazette, 9 March 2008.
^ Have We Gotten Math Education All Wrong Huffington Post 11 April 2006
^ Stop teaching kids to add up - maths is more important Financial Times, 7 October 2015
^ We need to base maths lessons on computers, The Daily Telegraph, 3 December 2009.
^ Closing the gap between modern life and the math curriculum New York Times, 10 February 2013
^ computerbasedmath.org.
^ The despair of the dissenting government expert The New Statesman
^ Introducing the 'sat-nav' maths exam, Channel 4 News, Channel 4, UK
^ Students fleeing mathematics El Pais, Spain,
^ WolframAlpha Online Search Engine Calculations, The Guardian, 2 September 2009.
^ edtech digest 10 Dec 2010
^ I calculate therefore I am, Conrad Wolfram, TedX Brussels, YouTube, 2009.
^ "Speakers at TEDxBurssels 2009". Tedxbrussels.eu. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
^ Conrad Wolfram wants to reboot the maths curriculum Archived 21 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Wired Magazine, 19 July 2010.
^ Past Judges Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine youngrewiredstate.org
^ Company Overview of Flooved Limited, Bloomberg. Retrieved 3/10/17.
^ Released today: "The Math(s) Fix"
^ The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age
^ Redefining The Value Proposition Of Math Education Forbes Jan 2022
^ Wolfram Alpha goes live, Channel 4 News, Channel 4, UK.
^ Knowles, Jamillah (15 September 2009). "Guatemala, Wolfram Alpha, Acquine and news". Radio 5, BBC, UK. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
^ A computational knowledge engine for factual queries, The Hindu, India, 25 May 2009.
^ Can Wolfram Take on Google?, The Daily Telegraph, UK.
^ Wolfram promises new way to probe the web, The Independent, UK.
^ Wolfram Releases Mathematica Player 7, Inside HPC, 10 December 2008.
^ Wolfram Releases Mathematic Player Pro 7, Dr. Dobb's Journal.
^ webMathematica Japanese Edition: Unique Product Brings Computation to the Web Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Mathematica Journal, volume 8, issue 4.
^ Making Science Leap From the Page The New York Times, 17 December 2011
^ The day that documents and applications merged, Wolfram Research.
^ Interactive deployment, Wolfram Research.
^ Wolfram Alpha Creator plans to delete the PDF The Telegraph (UK)
^ Conrad Wolfram: computation will release data overload Archived 1 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wired 28 June 2012

[1] "Stop Calculating And Start Teaching Computational Thinking". Forbes. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023.

[2] Bing and WolframAlpha catching up with Google in search engine battle?

[3] The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age

[4] Jenkins, Simon (2020). "If we can do without GCSEs and university exams now, why go back?". theguardian.com.

[5] "Wolfram Research blog to which Wolfram contributes". blog.wolfram.com.

[6] Conrad Wolfram at TED

[bbc-7] Anon (2011). "The BBC Microcomputer and me, 30 years down the line". bbc.co.uk. BBC News.

[8] ving away software in push into China, The News Gazette, 9 March 2008.

[9] Have We Gotten Math Education All Wrong Huffington Post 11 April 2006

[10] Stop teaching kids to add up - maths is more important Financial Times, 7 October 2015

[11] We need to base maths lessons on computers, The Daily Telegraph, 3 December 2009.

[12] Closing the gap between modern life and the math curriculum New York Times, 10 February 2013

[13] uterbasedmath.org.

[14] The despair of the dissenting government expert The New Statesman

[15] Introducing the 'sat-nav' maths exam, Channel 4 News, Channel 4, UK

[16] Students fleeing mathematics El Pais, Spain,

[17] WolframAlpha Online Search Engine Calculations, The Guardian, 2 September 2009.

[18] tech digest 10 Dec 2010

[19] I calculate therefore I am, Conrad Wolfram, TedX Brussels, YouTube, 2009.

[20] "Speakers at TEDxBurssels 2009". Tedxbrussels.eu. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.

[21] Conrad Wolfram wants to reboot the maths curriculum Archived 21 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Wired Magazine, 19 July 2010.

[22] Past Judges Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine youngrewiredstate.org

[23] Company Overview of Flooved Limited, Bloomberg. Retrieved 3/10/17.

[24] Released today: "The Math(s) Fix"

[25] The Math(s) Fix: An Education Blueprint for the AI Age

[26] Redefining The Value Proposition Of Math Education Forbes Jan 2022

[27] Wolfram Alpha goes live, Channel 4 News, Channel 4, UK.

[28] Knowles, Jamillah (15 September 2009). "Guatemala, Wolfram Alpha, Acquine and news". Radio 5, BBC, UK. Retrieved 16 November 2010.

[29] A computational knowledge engine for factual queries, The Hindu, India, 25 May 2009.

[30] Can Wolfram Take on Google?, The Daily Telegraph, UK.

[31] Wolfram promises new way to probe the web, The Independent, UK.

[32] Wolfram Releases Mathematica Player 7, Inside HPC, 10 December 2008.

[33] Wolfram Releases Mathematic Player Pro 7, Dr. Dobb's Journal.

[34] webMathematica Japanese Edition: Unique Product Brings Computation to the Web Archived 7 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Mathematica Journal, volume 8, issue 4.

[35] Making Science Leap From the Page The New York Times, 17 December 2011

[36] The day that documents and applications merged, Wolfram Research.

[37] Interactive deployment, Wolfram Research.

[38] Wolfram Alpha Creator plans to delete the PDF The Telegraph (UK)

[39] Conrad Wolfram: computation will release data overload Archived 1 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wired 28 June 2012

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

[36]

[37]

[38]

[39]

PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Conrad Wolfram

Education and early life

Career

Wolfram Research

Personal life

References

Read other articles:

Archibald Prize

Media manipulation

Drum (penampung)

Khortha language

A Wet Knight

2015–16 Exeter City F.C. season

KXFF

Charles Edwin Wilbour

Berrien County, Michigan

Lapangan Terbang Yontan

Johannes Tauler

Пугачёва, Алла Борисовна

Parco del Retiro

Romanian Communist Party

François Delecour

Kapal penjelajah lapis baja

Bataille de Gundet

Gereja Metodis

Polarization-division multiplexing

Pendant