Professor George Bernard Dantzig
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(b.) -1914 November 08(d.)2005 May 13
Bio/Description
Dantzig is known for his development of the simplex algorithm, an algorithm for solving linear programming problems[1], and his work with linear programming, some years after it was invented by the Soviet mathematician & economist Leonid Kantorovich.[2] 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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Date of Birth:
1914 November 08 -
Date of Death:
2005 May 13 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Contributor in operations research, computer science and statistics -
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