Warren Weaver was an American scientist, mathematician and science administrator, widely recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for science in the United States. Born in 1894, he took his degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught mathematics at Throop College and at Wisconsin, and from 1932 to 1955 directed the Division of Natural Sciences of the Rockefeller Foundation, where he approved grants for molecular engineering, genetics, agriculture and medical research. His Translation memorandum wondered whether the problem of translation could be treated as a problem in cryptography. He was awarded the Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences in 1957, the first Arches of Science Medal in 1965 and UNESCO's Kalinga Prize, and also received the Medal for Merit and the King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom. He died in 1978.
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was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator
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Born July 17, 1894, Reedsburg, Wis.; died November 24, 1978, New Midford, Conn.;
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He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation
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One naturally wonders if the problem of translation could conceivably be treated as a problem in cryptography.
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Weaver was awarded the Public Welfare Medal by the National Academy of Sciences in 1957.
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