Tommaso Toffoli

Italian-American electrical and computer engineer, researcher in cellular automata and artificial life (b.1943)
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Tommaso Toffoli

Summary

Tommaso Toffoli is a human[1]. Born in Montereale Valcellina[2], he… he was born on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], teacher[5], and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Montereale Valcellina[2], Tommaso Toffoli…
  • Tommaso Toffoli was born on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tommaso Toffoli held citizenship in Italy[8].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's professions included teacher[5].
  • Tommaso Toffoli worked as an engineer[6].
  • Among Tommaso Toffoli's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Tommaso Toffoli was employed by Boston University[10].
  • Tommaso Toffoli was educated at University of Michigan[11].
  • Tommaso Toffoli was educated at Sapienza University of Rome[12].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's doctoral advisor was John Henry Holland[13].
  • Tommaso Toffoli is recorded as male[14].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117092536[16].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 162298289[17].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83166909[18].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's IdRef ID is recorded as 110645936[19].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 104177[20].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05fn78[21].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's family name is recorded as Toffoli[22].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's given name is recorded as Tommaso[23].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 069972354[24].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2006087202[25].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[26].
  • Tommaso Toffoli's zbMATH author ID is recorded as toffoli.tommaso[27].

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Origins and Family

Tommaso Toffoli was born in Montereale Valcellina[2]. He was born on +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[11], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31] and Sapienza University of Rome[12], a public university[32], in Italy[33], founded in 1303[34], headquartered in città universitaria of Rome[35]. Tommaso Toffoli's doctoral advisor was John Henry Holland[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], teacher[5], and engineer[6]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39] and Boston University[10], a research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1869[42], headquartered in Boston[43].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tommaso Toffoli include Toffoli gate[44].

Why It Matters

Tommaso Toffoli ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[7]

He is credited with the discovery of Toffoli gate[45]. Entities named for him include Toffoli gate[44].

FAQs

Where was Tommaso Toffoli born?

Tommaso Toffoli's place of birth was Montereale Valcellina[2].

What did Tommaso Toffoli do for work?

Tommaso Toffoli worked as computer scientist[4], teacher[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Tommaso Toffoli go to school?

Tommaso Toffoli was educated at University of Michigan[11] and Sapienza University of Rome[12].

What did Tommaso Toffoli discover?

Tommaso Toffoli is credited as discoverer of Toffoli gate[45].

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  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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