Warren Weaver

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Warren Weaver was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for science in the United States.

Published Works

• The Settling of Small Particles in a Fluid
• The Mathematical Theory of Communication
• The Mathematics of Communication
• The Duration of the Transient State in the Settling of Small Particles
• The Diffusion Problem for a Solid in Contact with a Stirred Liquid
• The Mathematical Theory of Communication
• The Mathematical Theory of Communication.
• A Quarter Century in the Natural Sciences
• Information Theory: 1. Information Theory to 1951—A Non-Technical Review
• Die Diffusion kleiner Teilchen in einer Fl�ssigkeit
Lewis Carroll: Mathematician
Probability
The patent office problem
Statistics
Fundamental Questions in Science
The First Edition of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" A Census
The Scientists Speak
The Pressure of Sound
The Kinetic Theory of Magnetism
Statistical Freedom of the Will
SOME MORAL PROBLEMS POSED BY MODERN SCIENCE
The Average Reading Vocabulary; An Application of Bayes's Theorem
[2799-2806]
Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability.
Die Sedimentationszeit kleiner Teilchen in einer Fl�ssigkeit
Radiations and the genetic threat
Early support for mathematics from Rockefeller agencies
The Encouragement of Science
Scene of Change: A Lifetime in American Science
What a Moon Ticket Will Buy
REVIEW: Theory of the Potential by W. D. MacMillan
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: Lady Luck, The Theory of Probability
BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS: A Penetrating View of Science: Science and Imagination
Science and Imagination
Statistical Mechanics.
2870
Mathematics and the Problem of Ore Location
A Debate on the Theory of Relativity.
Conformal Representation, with Applications to Problems of Applied Mathematics
Mathematics of Modern Engineering.
Lewis Carroll and a Geometrical Paradox
2787
Lady Luck. The Theory of Probability.
U.S. Philanthropic Foundations, their History, Structure, Management, and Record
2698
[2788-2792]
2782
492
2689-2698
Problems for Solution: [2806-2813]
[2784-2787]
[2776-2779]
Discussions: Forecast
2802
[2780-2783]
Problems for Solution: [2869-2875]
Discussions: Note on the Teaching of the Principle of Mathematical Induction
Alice in Many Tongues
The Emerging Unity of Science
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Other Resources

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Schools

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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California Institute of Technology

Private research university located in Pasadena, California

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Notable Works

• The electromagnetic field
• Alice in many tongues: the translations of Alice in wonderland

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