Stephen Cook

Summary

Stephen Cook is a human^[1]. He was born in Buffalo^[2]. He was born on December 14, 1939^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], and mathematician^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Stephen Cook's place of birth was Buffalo^[2].
• Stephen Cook was born on December 14, 1939^[3].
• A child of Stephen Cook was Gordon Cook^[8].
• Stephen Cook held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Stephen Cook held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• Stephen Cook worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Stephen Cook's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Stephen Cook worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Stephen Cook's field of work was computer science^[11].
• Stephen Cook was employed by University of Toronto^[12].
• Among Stephen Cook's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• Stephen Cook was educated at Harvard University^[14].
• Stephen Cook's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[15].
• Stephen Cook's doctoral advisor was Hao Wang^[16].
• Stephen Cook received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].
• Stephen Cook received the Turing Award^[18].
• Stephen Cook received the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[19].
• Stephen Cook received the Gödel Lecturer^[20].
• Stephen Cook received the Order of Ontario^[21].
• Stephen Cook received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[22].
• Stephen Cook was a member of Royal Society^[23].
• Stephen Cook was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Stephen Cook was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[25].
• Stephen Cook was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[26].
• Stephen Cook was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[27].

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Origins and Family

Stephen Cook's place of birth was Buffalo^[2]. He was born on December 14, 1939^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[14], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of Michigan^[15], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1817^[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[35]. Stephen Cook's doctoral advisor was Hao Wang^[16]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], and mathematician^[6]. Stephen Cook's field of work was computer science^[11]. Employers include University of Toronto^[12], a public research university^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1827^[39], headquartered in Toronto^[40] and University of California, Berkeley^[13], a public research university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1868^[43], headquartered in Berkeley^[44]. Doctoral students include Toniann Pitassi^[45], a mathematician^[46], b. 1962^[47], of Canada^[48], awarded the ACM Fellow^[49], specialised in mathematics^[50]; Anna Lubiw^[51]; Mark Braverman^[52]; Walter Savitch^[53]; Arvind Gupta^[54]; and Michael Soltys^[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], a fellowship award^[56], in United Kingdom^[57]; Turing Award^[18], a science award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1966^[60]; CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[19], an award^[61], in Canada^[62], founded in 1994^[63]; Gödel Lecturer^[20], an award^[64], founded in 1990^[65]; Order of Ontario^[21], a state order^[66], in Canada^[67], founded in 1986^[68]; and Officer of the Order of Canada^[22], a grade of an order^[69], in Canada^[70], founded in 1967^[71].

Personal Life

A child of Stephen Cook was Gordon Cook^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Stephen Cook include Cook–Levin theorem^[72] and Toom–Cook multiplication^[73].

Why It Matters

Stephen Cook ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Entities named for him include Cook–Levin theorem^[72] and Toom–Cook multiplication^[73].

His notable doctoral advisees include Mark Braverman^[76], a mathematician^[77], b. 1984^[78], of Israel^[79], awarded the Presburger Award^[80], specialised in computer science^[81]; Arvind Gupta^[82], a computer scientist^[83], b. 1961^[84], of India^[85]; Toniann Pitassi^[86], a mathematician^[87], b. 1962^[88], of Canada^[89], awarded the ACM Fellow^[90], specialised in mathematics^[91]; Anna Lubiw^[92], a computer scientist^[93], of Canada^[94], awarded the ACM Distinguished Member^[95]; Walter Savitch^[96], a mathematician^[97], 1943–2021^[98], of United States^[99], specialised in computer science^[100]; and Daniel Brand^[101], a computer scientist^[102], b. 1949^[103].

FAQs

Where was Stephen Cook born?

Stephen Cook was born in Buffalo^[2].

What did Stephen Cook do for work?

Stephen Cook worked as computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], and mathematician^[6].

Where did Stephen Cook go to school?

Stephen Cook was educated at Harvard University^[14] and University of Michigan^[15].

What awards did Stephen Cook receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], Turing Award^[18], CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[19], and Gödel Lecturer^[20].