Arianna W. Rosenbluth facts for kids
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Arianna W. Rosenbluth
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Rosenbluth in 2013
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Arianna Wright
September 15, 1927 |
| Died | December 28, 2020 (aged 93) Pasadena, California, U.S.
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| Education | Lamar High School, Houston |
| Alma mater | Rice Institute Radcliffe College Harvard University |
| Known for | Metropolis algorithm |
| Spouse(s) | Marshall Rosenbluth (m. 1951–div. 1978) |
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| Fields | Physics, computer science |
| Institutions | Stanford University Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | John Hasbrouck Van Vleck |
Arianna Wright Rosenbluth (born September 15, 1927 – died December 28, 2020) was an amazing American scientist. She was a physicist and worked with computers. She helped create a very important method called the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm. This method is used to solve tricky problems in science. She was also the first person to fully use the Markov chain Monte Carlo method on a computer.
Growing Up and School
Arianna Rosenbluth was born in Houston, Texas, in 1927. She went to the Rice Institute for college. She earned her science degree in 1946.
While in college, Arianna was a talented fencer. She won championships in Texas and Houston. She even qualified for the Olympics! But the 1944 Olympics were cancelled because of World War II. She also couldn't afford to go to the 1948 games in London.
After Rice, she got her master's degree from Radcliffe College in 1947. Then, she started her PhD (a very high degree) in physics at Harvard University. Her teacher was John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, who later won a Nobel Prize. She finished her PhD in 1949 when she was only 22 years old.
Her Work as a Scientist
After finishing her studies, Arianna Rosenbluth received a special fellowship from the United States Atomic Energy Commission. She went to Stanford University for this. Later, she joined the Los Alamos National Laboratory. There, she worked on developing atomic bombs and studying how tiny particles behave.
She worked with other famous scientists like Nicholas Metropolis and Edward Teller. Together, they created the first Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm. This was a huge step forward in using computers to solve complex science problems. Arianna was the first person to make this algorithm work on the MANIAC I computer.
For the next few years, Arianna and her husband, Marshall Rosenbluth, used this new method. They studied how different materials behave at a tiny level.
After her first child was born, Arianna decided to stop her research. She wanted to focus on raising her family.
Her Family Life
Arianna met Marshall Rosenbluth while she was at Stanford University. They got married on January 26, 1951. They had four children together. They divorced in 1978.
In 1956, she moved from Los Alamos to San Diego, California. Later, she lived in Princeton, New Jersey, before settling near Los Angeles.
Her Passing
Arianna Rosenbluth passed away on December 28, 2020, near Los Angeles, California. She was 93 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Arianna Rosenbluth para niños
