Edwin Thompson Jaynes

Summary

Edwin Thompson Jaynes is a human^[1]. Born in Waterloo^[2], he… he was born on July 5, 1922^[3]. He passed away in St. Louis^[4]. He died on April 30, 1998^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], statistician^[7], and mathematician^[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9]

Key Facts

• Edwin Thompson Jaynes was born in Waterloo^[2].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes passed away in St. Louis^[4].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes was born on July 5, 1922^[3].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes died on April 30, 1998^[5].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's professions included physicist^[6].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes worked as a statistician^[7].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's professions included mathematician^[8].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's field of work was statistical physics^[11].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's field of work was quantum physics^[12].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's field of work was probability theory^[13].
• Among Edwin Thompson Jaynes's employers was Washington University in St. Louis^[14].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes was educated at Princeton University^[15].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's doctoral advisor was Eugene Wigner^[16].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes is recorded as male^[17].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes supervised Joseph H. Eberly as a doctoral student^[19].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes supervised G. Larry Bretthorst as a doctoral student^[20].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's Commons category is recorded as Edwin Thompson Jaynes^[21].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's given name is recorded as Edwin^[22].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Edwin Thompson Jaynes's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Waterloo^[2], Edwin Thompson Jaynes… he was born on July 5, 1922^[3].

Education

Edwin Thompson Jaynes's education included a stint at Princeton University^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Eugene Wigner^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], statistician^[7], and mathematician^[8]. Fields of work include statistical physics^[11], a branch of physics^[25]; quantum physics^[12], a branch of physics^[26]; and probability theory^[13], a branch of mathematics^[27]. Edwin Thompson Jaynes was employed by Washington University in St. Louis^[14]. Doctoral students include Joseph H. Eberly^[19], a physicist^[28], 1935–2025^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal^[31], specialised in physics^[32] and G. Larry Bretthorst^[20], a mathematician^[33], b. 1948^[34], specialised in Bayesian inference^[35].

Death and Burial

Edwin Thompson Jaynes died on April 30, 1998^[5]. He died in St. Louis^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Edwin Thompson Jaynes include Jaynes–Cummings model^[36], a mathematical model^[37].

Why It Matters

Edwin Thompson Jaynes has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

He has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[39], an artificial intelligence researcher^[40], b. 1979^[41], of United States^[42], specialised in artificial intelligence^[43].

He is credited with the discovery of principle of maximum entropy^[44], a principle^[45]. Entities named for him include Jaynes–Cummings model^[36], a mathematical model^[37].

His notable doctoral advisees include Joseph H. Eberly^[46], a physicist^[47], 1935–2025^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal^[50], specialised in physics^[51].

FAQs

Where was Edwin Thompson Jaynes born?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes was born in Waterloo^[2].

Where did Edwin Thompson Jaynes die?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes passed away in St. Louis^[4].

What did Edwin Thompson Jaynes do for work?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes worked as physicist^[6], statistician^[7], and mathematician^[8].

Where did Edwin Thompson Jaynes go to school?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes was educated at Princeton University^[15].

Who did Edwin Thompson Jaynes influence?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[39].

What did Edwin Thompson Jaynes discover?

Edwin Thompson Jaynes is credited as discoverer of principle of maximum entropy^[44].