G. J. Chaitin

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gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Buenos_Aires
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:University_of_New_Mexico
gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana-Champaign
gptkb:IBM_Thomas_J._Watson_Research_Center
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Buenos_Aires
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_American_Mathematical_Society
Fellow_of_the_Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
gptkbp:birthDate 1941-12-01
gptkbp:birthPlace Buenos_Aires,_Argentina
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Development of the concept of algorithmic complexity.
Exploration of the limits of formal systems.
Pioneering work in the field of information theory.
Foundational work in the field of algorithmic randomness.
Research on the relationship between mathematics and computer science.
gptkbp:field Computer Science
Mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. J. Chaitin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Gregory_Chaitin
gptkbp:influencedBy Kurt Gödel
gptkbp:knownFor Algorithmic Information Theory
Chaitin's Incompleteness Theorem
Chaitin's_Algorithm
gptkbp:nationality Argentinian
gptkbp:notableAlumni Chaitin's Constant
gptkbp:occupation Philosopher
Computer_Scientist
gptkbp:researchFocus Mathematical Logic
Computability Theory
Complexity Theory
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Chaitin
gptkbp:work The Unknowable
Meta Math!
The Limits of Mathematics
Information,_Randomness_&_Incompleteness