Ulam played a fundamental role in developing experimental mathematics and hybrid approaches to science using computers, which led to primitive ideas at the time but much more developed later of what became known as complexity, and he was involved in early conversations about founding an Institute like the Santa Fe Institute.
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“he played this this very F fundamental role in developing this um sort of hybrid way of doing science kind of experimental mathematics if you like and um uh that led to ideas primitive ideas at the time but much more developed later of what became known as complex ity and uh he was certainly involved in early conversations to do with having an Institute like the Santa Fe Institute”
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