Nicholas Metropolis

thumb|Nicholas Metropolis Nicholas Constantine Metropolis (June 11, 1915 – October 17, 1999) was a Greek American mathematician, physicist, and computer scientist. Quotes Most of us have grown so blase about computer developments and capabilities — even some that are spectacular — that it is difficult to believe or imagine there was a time when we suffered the noisy, painstakingly slow, electromechanical devices that chomped away on punched cards. The beginning of the Monte Carlo method, published by Necia Grant Cooper, Roger Eckhardt, Nancy Shera From cardinals to chaos: reflections on the life and legacy of Stanislaw Ulam CUP Archive 1989 0521367344 125 External links Category:1999 deaths Category:Mathematicians from the United States Category:People from Greece Category:People from Chicago Category:Physicists from the United States Category:Computer scientists from the United States Category:University of Chicago alumni Category:University of Chicago faculty