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Pioneers and Innovators (International Series in Operations Contents Chapter 1. PATRICK BLACKETT (1897) ................................................01 by Maurice W. Kirby, Lancaster University Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics Chapter 2. STEVEN VAJDA (1901) .............................................................31 by Jakob Krarup, University of Copenhagen Chapter 3. PHILIP McCORD MORSE (1903) .........................................45 by Robert M. Oliver, University of California, Berkeley Chapter 4. JOHN von NEUMANN (1903)..................................................69 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Chapter 5. CHARLES FREDERICK GOODEVE (1904).....................83 by Maurice W. Kirby, Lancaster University Chapter 6. ALBERT W. TUCKER (1905)..................................................95 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park XV xvi Contents Chapter 7. JACINTO STEINHARDT (1906) ......................................... 113 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Chapter 8. GEORGE E. KIMBALL (1906) ............................................ 123 by John F. Magee, Arthur D. Little, Inc. (retired) Chapter 9. ELLIS A. JOHNSON (1906)................................................... 143 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Chapter 10. LEONID VITAL’EVICH KANTOROVICH (1912).... 157 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics Chapter 11. C. WEST CHURCHMAN (1913)........................................ 171 by Arjang A. Assad, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Chapter 12. WILLIAM W. COOPER (1914) ......................................... 201 by Timothy W. Ruefli, University of Texas, Austin Robert R. Wiggins, University of Memphis Chapter 13. GEORGE B. DANTZIG (1914)........................................... 217 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Chapter 14. HERBERT A. SIMON (1916) .............................................. 241 by Arjang A. Assad, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Chapter 15. ANDREW VAZSONYI (1916)............................................. 273 by Nancy C. Weida, Bucknell University Contents xvii Chapter 16. MURRAY AARON GEISLER (1917)............................... 293 by Perkins C. Pedrick, Logistics Management Institute Chapter 17. HUGH JORDAN MISER (1917) ........................................ 309 by Michael H. Rothkopf, Pennsylvania State University Chapter 18. ABRAHAM CHARNES (1917) ........................................... 325 by Fred Y. Phillips, Alliant International University, San Diego Lawrence M. Seiford, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Chapter 19. GEORGE KOZMETSKY (1917) ....................................... 343 by Lawrence Secrest, University of Texas, Austin David V. Gibson, University of Texas, Austin John Sibley Butler, University of Texas, Austin Chapter 20. JAY WRIGHT FORRESTER (1918)................................ 363 by David C. Lane, London School of Economics John D. Sterman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapter 21. RUSSELL LINCOLN ACKOFF (1919)........................... 387 by Maurice W. Kirby, Lancaster University Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics Chapter 22. DAVID BENDEL HERTZ (1919)....................................... 403 by Edward K. Baker, University of Miami Robert T. Plant, University of Miami xviii Contents Chapter 23. RICHARD E. BELLMAN (1920) ....................................... 415 by Arjang A. Assad, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Chapter 24. EGON BALAS (1922)............................................................. 447 by Graham K. Rand, Lancaster University Chapter 25. E. LEONARD ARNOFF (1922) .......................................... 463 by David F. Rogers, University of Cincinnati Chapter 26. BERWYN HUGH PATRICK RIVETT (1923) .............. 477 by Graham K. Rand, Lancaster University Chapter 27. HOWARD RAIFFA (1924)................................................... 493 by Ralph L. Keeney, Duke University Chapter 28. D. RAY FULKERSON (1924).............................................. 509 by Robert G. Bland, Cornell University James B. Orlin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapter 29. HAROLD W. KUHN (1925)................................................. 529 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Guillermo Owen, Naval Postgraduate School Chapter 30. SAUL I. GASS (1926) ............................................................. 547 by Arjang A. Assad, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Chapter 31. THOMAS L. SAATY (1926) ................................................ 577 by Luis G. Vargas, University of Pittsburgh Contents xix Chapter 32. ANTHONY STAFFORD BEER (1926)............................... 593 by Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics Chapter 33. JOHN F. MAGEE (1926) ...................................................... 613 by Saul I. Gass, University of Maryland, College Park Chapter 34. PHILIP STARR WOLFE (1927) ........................................ 627 by Alan J. Hoffman, IBM Research (retired) Chapter 35. HARRY MARKOWITZ (1927) .......................................... 643 by John B. Guerard Jr., McKinley Capital Management Chapter 36. JOHN D. C. LITTLE (1928)................................................. 659 by John R. Hauser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Glen L. Urban, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapter 37. EVELYN MARTIN LANSDOWNE BEALE (1928).... 677 by John A. Tomlin, Yahoo!, Research, Santa Clara, CA Chapter 38. RALPH E. GOMORY (1929)............................................... 693 by Ellis L. Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter 39. ALFRED BLUMSTEIN (1930) ........................................... 707 by Daniel S. Nagin, Carnegie Mellon University Chapter 40. HARVEY M. WAGNER (1931) .......................................... 721 by Shaler Stidham Jr., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill xx Contents Chapter 41. SETH BONDER (1932).......................................................... 739 by W. Peter Cherry, Consultant, Ann Arbor, MI Chapter 42. BERNARD ROY (1934)......................................................... 753 by Denis Bouyssou, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Daniel Vanderpooten, Universite´ Paris-Dauphine Chapter 43. RONALD A. HOWARD (1934)........................................... 775 by James E. Matheson, SmartOrg Inc. Appendix............................................................................................................. 793 Authors’ biographies ........................................................................................ 801 Acronyms............................................................................................................ 825 Name index ........................................................................................................ 833 Subject index ...................................................................................................... 847.
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