Scott Aaronson

Summary

Scott Aaronson is a human^[1]. Born in Philadelphia^[2], he… he was born on May 21, 1981^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Scott Aaronson was born in Philadelphia^[2].
• Scott Aaronson was born on May 21, 1981^[3].
• Among Scott Aaronson's spouses was Dana Moshkovitz^[6].
• Scott Aaronson held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Scott Aaronson worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Scott Aaronson's field of work was computational complexity theory^[8].
• Scott Aaronson's field of work was quantum computer^[9].
• Among Scott Aaronson's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Scott Aaronson was employed by Institute for Advanced Study^[11].
• Scott Aaronson was employed by University of Waterloo^[12].
• Among Scott Aaronson's employers was University of Texas at Austin^[13].
• Scott Aaronson's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[14].
• Scott Aaronson was educated at Cornell University^[15].
• Scott Aaronson's doctoral advisor was Umesh Vazirani^[16].
• Scott Aaronson received the Alan T. Waterman Award^[17].
• Scott Aaronson received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[18].
• Scott Aaronson received the ACM Prize in Computing^[19].
• Scott Aaronson received the ACM Fellow^[20].
• Scott Aaronson received the Messenger Lectures^[21].
• Scott Aaronson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[22].
• Scott Aaronson's religion is recorded as atheism^[23].
• Scott Aaronson is recorded as male^[24].
• Scott Aaronson's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Scott Aaronson supervised Andrew Donald Drucker as a doctoral student^[26].
• Scott Aaronson supervised Michael Andrew Forbes as a doctoral student^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1981-05-21^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1222860d-1821-443d-ba25-9c7f556d3fa5^[31]

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Origins and Family

Scott Aaronson's place of birth was Philadelphia^[2]. He was born on May 21, 1981^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley^[14], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35] and Cornell University^[15], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1865^[38], headquartered in Ithaca^[39]. Scott Aaronson's doctoral advisor was Umesh Vazirani^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Scott Aaronson's professions included computer scientist^[4]. Fields of work include computational complexity theory^[8], an academic discipline^[40] and quantum computer^[9]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10], a university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1861^[43], headquartered in Cambridge^[44]; Institute for Advanced Study^[11], a research institute^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1930^[47], headquartered in Princeton^[48]; University of Waterloo^[12], a public research university^[49], in Canada^[50], founded in 1956^[51], headquartered in Waterloo^[52]; and University of Texas at Austin^[13], a public research university^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1883^[55], headquartered in Austin^[56]. Doctoral students include Andrew Donald Drucker^[26], Michael Andrew Forbes^[27], Adam Michael Bouland^[57], Shalev Ben-David^[58], and Aleksandr Arkhipov^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include Alan T. Waterman Award^[17], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1975^[62]; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[18], an early career award^[63]; ACM Prize in Computing^[19], a science award^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 2007^[66]; ACM Fellow^[20], a fellowship award^[67]; and Messenger Lectures^[21], an award^[68], in United States^[69].

Personal Life

Scott Aaronson was married to Dana Moshkovitz^[6]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[23].

Why It Matters

Scott Aaronson ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (645 views/month, #6,975 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

FAQs

Where was Scott Aaronson born?

Scott Aaronson was born in Philadelphia^[2].

Who was Scott Aaronson married to?

Scott Aaronson's spouses include Dana Moshkovitz^[6].

What did Scott Aaronson do for work?

Scott Aaronson worked as computer scientist^[4].

Where did Scott Aaronson go to school?

Scott Aaronson was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[14] and Cornell University^[15].

What awards did Scott Aaronson receive?

Honors received include Alan T. Waterman Award^[17], Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[18], ACM Prize in Computing^[19], and ACM Fellow^[20].