William H. Press
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William H. Press is an American astrophysicist and computational scientist known for his influential work in numerical analysis, cosmology, and science policy, including co-authoring the widely used textbook "Numerical Recipes."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astrophysicist
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computational scientist ⓘ cosmologist ⓘ person ⓘ physicist ⓘ science policy expert ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
computational methods in physical sciences
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cosmological structure formation ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Numerical Recipes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Press ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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computational physics ⓘ computational science ⓘ cosmology ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ science policy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific textbook ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied mathematics
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astronomy ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| hasNotableTextbook |
Numerical Recipes
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surface form:
Numerical Recipes in C
Numerical Recipes ⓘ
surface form:
Numerical Recipes in Fortran
Numerical Recipes ⓘ
surface form:
Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing
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| hasRole |
academic leader
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research scientist ⓘ science policy advisor ⓘ textbook author ⓘ |
| influenced | practice of numerical computing in science and engineering ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
developments in computational physics
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modern cosmology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-authoring Numerical Recipes
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contributions to computational methods in science ⓘ involvement in science policy ⓘ work in cosmology ⓘ work in numerical analysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | William H. Press self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Numerical Recipes ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrophysicist
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author ⓘ physicist ⓘ science administrator ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
algorithms for scientific computing
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applications of computation to astrophysics ⓘ quantitative methods for physical sciences ⓘ |
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