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Max V. Mathews
Max Vernon Mathews (November 13, 1926 – April 21, 2011) was an American pioneer of computer music. Biography Max Vernon Mathews was born in Columbus, Nebraska, to two science schoolteachers. His father in particular taught physics, chemistry and biology in the Peru High School of Nebraska, where he was also the principal. His father allowed him to learn and play in the physics, biology and chemistry laboratories, where he enjoyed making lots of things from motors to mercury barometers. At the age of 9, when students are usually introduced to algebra, he started to study by himself the subject with few other students. That was because the vast majority of population there were farmers and their sons weren't interested about learning algebra, since it isn't useful for the everyday work. In the same way he studied calculus, but he never graduated from high school. After a period as a radar repairman in the navy, where he fell in love with electronics, Mathews decided to study ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Mathews On 80th Birthday
Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1971–2004), a western lowland gorilla at the Johannesburg Zoo who was shot by a criminal in 1997 Brands and enterprises * Australian Max Beer * Max Hamburgers, a fast-food corporation * MAX Index, a Hungarian domestic government bond index * Max Fashion, an Indian clothing brand Computing * MAX (operating system), a Spanish-language Linux version * Max (software), a music programming language * MAX Machine * Multimedia Acceleration eXtensions, extensions for HP PA-RISC Films * Max (1994 film), ''Max'' (1994 film), a Canadian film by Charles Wilkinson * Max (2002 film), ''Max'' (2002 film), a film about Adolf Hitler * Max (2015 film), ''Max'' (2015 film), an American war drama film * Max (2024 film), ''Max'' (2024 film), an Indian Kannad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
