David Wolpert

David H. Wolpert
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University
University of California, Santa Barbara
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Computer science
InstitutionsSanta Fe Institute
Doctoral advisorAnthony Zee

David Hilton Wolpert is an American physicist and computer scientist. He is a professor at Santa Fe Institute. He is the author of three books, three patents, over one hundred refereed papers, and has received two awards. His name is particularly associated with a theorem in computer science known as "no free lunch".