Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli mathematician and computer scientist”. Today it says “israeli computer scientist and mathematician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli mathematician and computer scientist”. It now reads “Israeli computer scientist and mathematician”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Avi Wigderson ( Hebrew : אבי ויגדרזון ; born 9 September 1956 ) is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician . Maass Professor in the school of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , New Jersey, United States of America. His research interests include complexity theory , parallel algorithms , graph theory , cryptography , and distributed computing . Wigderson received the Abel Prize in 2021 for his work in theoretical computer science . He also received the 2023 Turing Award for his contributions to the understanding of randomness in the theory of computation.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Avi Wigderson ( ) is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist , a professor of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton . His research interests include complexity theory , parallel algorithms , graph theory , cryptography , distributed computing , and neural networks .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Avi Wigderson ( ; born 9 September 1956 ) is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist . He is professor of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton . His research interests include complexity theory , parallel algorithms , graph theory , cryptography , distributed computing , and neural networks .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Avi Wigderson ( ; born 9 September 1956 ) is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist . Maass Professor in the school of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , New Jersey . His research interests include complexity theory , parallel algorithms , graph theory , cryptography , distributed computing , and neural networks .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli mathematician and computer scientist Avi Wigderson ( ; born 9 September 1956 ) is an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist . Maass Professor in the school of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , New Jersey, United States of America. His research interests include complexity theory , parallel algorithms , graph theory , cryptography , distributed computing , and neural networks . Wigderson received the Abel Prize in 2021 for his work in theoretical computer science .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli mathematician and computer scientist”. Today it says “israeli computer scientist and mathematician”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli mathematician and computer scientist”. It now reads “Israeli computer scientist and mathematician”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli mathematician and computer scientist
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israeli computer scientist and mathematician
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