George Dantzig
Mathematician, Academic
1914 – 2005
Who was George Dantzig?
George Bernard Dantzig was an American mathematical scientist who made important contributions to operations research, computer science, economics, and statistics.
Dantzig is known for his development of the simplex algorithm, an algorithm for solving linear programming problems, and his work with linear programming. In statistics, Dantzig solved two open problems in statistical theory, which he had mistaken for homework after arriving late to a lecture of Jerzy Neyman.
Dantzig was the Professor Emeritus of Transportation Sciences and Professor of Operations Research and of Computer Science at Stanford.
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- Born
- Nov 8, 1914
Portland - Also known as
- George Bernard Dantzig
- George B. Dantzig
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Michigan
- Employment
- University of California, Berkeley
- Stanford University
- Died
- May 13, 2005
Stanford
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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