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Stanisław Marcin Ulam ( [sta'ɲiswaf 'mart͡ɕin 'ulam]; 13 April 1909 – 13 May 1984) was a Polish mathematician, nuclear physicist and computer scientist.
Stanisław Marcin Ulam (ur. 13 kwietnia 1909 we Lwowie, zm. 13 maja 1984 w Santa Fe w stanie Nowy Meksyk) – polski [a] matematyk, przedstawiciel lwowskiej szkoły matematycznej, współtwórca amerykańskiej bomby termojądrowej .
May 9, 2024 · Stanislaw Ulam, Polish-born American mathematician who played a major role in the development of the hydrogen bomb at Los Alamos when he and Edward Teller devised the Teller-Ulam configuration. With John von Neumann, he also devised the Monte Carlo method of problem solving.
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Stan Ulam was a Polish-American mathematician who solved the problem of how to initiate fusion in the hydrogen bomb. He also devised the Monte-Carlo method widely used in solving mathematical problems using statistical sampling. View thirteen larger pictures. Biography.
Stanislaw Ulam. (1909 - 1984) Stanislaw Marcin Ulam was born in Lvov, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine). He was part of the city's Polish majority. His mentor in mathematics was Stefan Banach, a great Polish mathematician, one of the moving spirits of the Lvov School of Mathematics.
From the very beginning, Ulam stands out due to his self-confidence (sometimes even audacity!), optimism and sense of humour. Even his way of solving mathematical problems suits his character: he reasons unconventionally, innovates and is full of ideas. As a student, he ends up in the famous Scottish Café.
Learn about Stanislaw Ulam, who worked on the Manhattan Project and the hydrogen bomb at Los Alamos. He also developed the Monte Carlo method and the Teller-Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons.
