William E. Peterson

Person · Open Library

Born

1936-02-02

Died

2026-01-11

Works

3

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

   · 1996 · cited 61,508x

2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

   · 1976 · cited 43,873x

3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

   · 1983 · cited 38,978x

4. MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0

   · 2013 · cited 34,688x

5. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

   · 2020 · cited 34,535x

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Key dates

Born

2 February 1936

Died

11 January 2026

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

William

Family name

Peterson

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Chicago

Occupation

teacher

Political party

Republican Party (United States)

Languages spoken

English language

Image

FEMA - 29709 - William Peterson's swearing in at FEMA hq..jpg