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Also known as George B. Dantzig, George Dantzig

American mathematician (1914-2005)

Person · Open Library

Born
1914
Works
17

Top works

  • Mathematical programming essays in honor of George B. Dantzig
  • The simplex method
  • A decomposition principle for linear programs
  • Stanford Pilot energy/economic model
  • Large-scale linear programming

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A short history of<i>SHELX</i>

    · 2007 · cited 79,963x

  2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    · 1997 · cited 48,666x

  3. Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>

    · 2015 · cited 40,959x

  4. <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination

    · 2015 · cited 27,711x

  5. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)

    · 2016 · cited 23,660x

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Key facts

Born
George Bernard Dantzig , ( 1914-11-08 ) November 8, 1914, Portland, Oregon , US
Died
May 13, 2005 (2005-05-13) (aged 90), Stanford, California , US
Alma mater
University of Maryland ( BS ), University of Michigan ( MS ), University of California, Berkeley ( PhD )
Known for
Linear programming , Quadratic programming , Stochastic programming , Linear complementarity problem , Max-flow min-cut theorem of networks , Pseudoforest , Vehicle routing problem , Dantzig's simplex algorithm , Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition
Awards
John von Neumann Theory Prize (1975) National Medal of Science (1975) , Harvey Prize (1985) , Harold Pender Award (1995)
Fields
Mathematics , Operations research , Industrial engineering , Computer science , Economics , Statistics
Institutions
U.S. Air Force Office of Statistical Control, RAND Corporation , University of California, Berkeley , Stanford University
Doctoral advisor
Jerzy Spława-Neyman
Doctoral students
Ilan Adler , Robert Fourer , Alfredo Noel Iusem , Ellis L. Johnson , Thomas Magnanti , Roger J-B Wets , Yinyu Ye

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Encyclopedic overview

George Bernard Dantzig (/ˈdæntsɪɡ/; November 8, 1914 – May 13, 2005) was an American mathematical scientist who made contributions to industrial engineering, 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 for his other 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 by Polish mathematician-statistician Jerzy Spława-Neyman.

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