Michael Nielsen
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Michael Aaron Nielsen is a writer living just outside Toronto
, Canada
. Before, he was an academic in physics
. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
, as the Richard Chace Tolman Prize Fellow at Caltech, was Foundation Professor of Quantum Information Science and a Federation Fellow at the University of Queensland
, and a Senior Faculty Member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Nielsen obtained his PhD
in physics in 1998 at the University of New Mexico
. With Isaac Chuang
he is the co-author of a popular textbook on quantum computing.
In 2007, Nielsen announced a marked shift in his field of research: from quantum information and computation to “the development of new tools for scientific collaboration and publication”.
This work includes "massively collaborative mathematics" projects like the Polymath project with Timothy Gowers.
His book Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, published by Princeton University Press
, was released in October 2011.
This book is based on themes that are also covered in his essay on the Future of Science.
Besides writing books and essays, he also gives talks about Open Science.
He is a member of the Working Group on Open Data in Science at the Open Knowledge Foundation
.
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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. Before, he was an academic in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
. He worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
, as the Richard Chace Tolman Prize Fellow at Caltech, was Foundation Professor of Quantum Information Science and a Federation Fellow at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, and a Senior Faculty Member at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Nielsen obtained his PhD
PHD
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in physics in 1998 at the University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
. With Isaac Chuang
Isaac Chuang
Isaac L. Chuang currently leads the quanta research group at the Center for Ultracold Atoms at MIT. He received his undergraduate degrees in physics and electrical engineering and masters in electrical engineering at MIT. In 1997 he received his PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford...
he is the co-author of a popular textbook on quantum computing.
In 2007, Nielsen announced a marked shift in his field of research: from quantum information and computation to “the development of new tools for scientific collaboration and publication”.
This work includes "massively collaborative mathematics" projects like the Polymath project with Timothy Gowers.
His book Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, published by Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
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, was released in October 2011.
This book is based on themes that are also covered in his essay on the Future of Science.
Besides writing books and essays, he also gives talks about Open Science.
He is a member of the Working Group on Open Data in Science at the Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge Foundation
The Open Knowledge Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that promotes open knowledge, including open content and open data. It was founded 24 May 2004 in Cambridge, UK...
.