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About Nicholas Metropolis

Nicholas Constantine Metropolis (June 11, 1915 – October 17, 1999) was a Greek American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist.

Born: June 11th, 1915

Died: October 17th, 1999

Categories: 1990s deaths, American mathematicians, Greeks

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Most of us have grown so blase about computer developments and capabilities — even some that are spectacular — that it is difficult to believe or imagine there was a time when we suffered the noisy, painstakingly slow, electromechanical devices that chomped away on punched cards.
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The beginning of the Monte Carlo method, published by Necia Grant Cooper, Roger Eckhardt, Nancy Shera (1989), From cardinals to chaos: reflections on the life and legacy of Stanislaw Ulam page: 125, publisher: CUP Archive, ISBN: 0521367344
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