J. M. R. Parrondo

J. M. R. Parrondo
Born (1964-01-09) 9 January 1964
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Alma materUCM
Known forParrondo's paradox
Brownian ratchets
Physics of information
Statistical mechanics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsUCM
Doctoral advisorFrancisco Javier de la Rubia
Other academic advisorsThomas M. Cover
Katja Lindenberg

Juan Manuel Rodríguez Parrondo (born 9 January 1964) is a Spanish physicist. He is mostly popular for the invention of the Parrondo's paradox and his contributions in the thermodynamical study of information.