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	Dantzig Obituary
		George B. Dantzig, 90, a mathematician who devised a formula that revolutionized planning, scheduling, network design and other complex functions integral to modern-day business, industry and government, died May 13 at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. The cause of death, according to his daughter, was complications from diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
		Dantzig was known as the father of linear programming and as the inventor of the "simplex method," an algorithm for solving linear programming problems.
		George Bernard Dantzig was born in Portland, Ore., in 1914.
	supernet.som.umass.edu /photos/gdobit.html (1455 words)

	PlanetMath: George Dantzig
		The son of Tobias Dantzig, George began his formal studies at the University of Maryland.
		After the war, he obtained master's degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of California at Berkeley, where he famously solved two specially difficult problems believing them to be run-of-the-mill homework assignments.
		This is version 1 of George Dantzig, born on 2007-02-12.
	planetmath.org /encyclopedia/GeorgeDantzig.html (129 words)

	George Bernard Dantzig's biography
		George Bernard Dantzig was born in 8 November 1914 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
		Dantzig studied his course at the University of Maryland, where he tooks a degree in 1936.He disliked the fact of don't see any application at any course of Mathematics that he tooks there.
		Early, Dantzig noticed that the problems of planning wich he against with them were too much complexes for 1947 fastest computers (and even for the ones belonging to the present time).
	www.phpsimplex.com /en/pages/Dantzig_biography.htm (1318 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/George Dantzig
		George Bernard Dantzig (8 November 1914 – 13 May 2005) was an American mathematician, who introduced the simplex algorithm and is considered the "father of linear programming".
		An event in Dantzig's life became the origin of a famous urban legend in 1939 while he was a graduate student at UC Berkeley.
		When World War II started, Dantzig's graduate studies at Berkeley were suspended and he became Head of the Combat Analysis Branch of the Air Force's Headquarters Statistical Control, which had to deal with the logistics of supply chains and management of hundreds of thousands of items and people.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/George_Dantzig (744 words)

	George B. Dantzig, operations research professor, dies at 90
		George Bernard Dantzig, professor emeritus of operations research and of computer science who devised the "simplex method" and invented linear programming (which is not related to computer programming), died May 13 at his Stanford home of complications from diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
		Dantzig was born in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 8, 1914, to mathematician Tobias Dantzig and translator Anja Ourisson.
		Dantzig was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the Econometric Society, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Operations Research Society of America.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2005/may25/dantzigobit-052505.html (1358 words)

	In Memoriam - George B. Dantzig
		George was born on Nov. 8, 1914 in Portland, Ore., the first of two sons of Tobias and Anja (Ourisson) Dantzig.
		George was challenged by his Pentagon colleagues to figure out how the Air Force could mechanize its planning process; to speed up the computation of deployment of forces and equipment, training and logistical support — all this during the world of desk calculators and IBM accounting equipment.
		George was a Fellow of the Econometric Society, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
	www.lionhrtpub.com /orms/orms-8-05/dantzig.html (2578 words)

	George Dantzig - Wikipedia Mirror
		George Bernard Dantzig (8 November 1914 – 13 May 2005) was a mathematician who introduced the simplex algorithm and is considered the "Father of linear programming".
		Dantzig's father, Tobias Dantzig, was a Russian mathematician who had studied with Henri Poincaré in Paris.
		An actual event in Dantzig's life became the origin of a famous urban legend in 1939 while he was a graduate student at UC Berkeley.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/George_Dantzig (708 words)

	Memorial Resolution: George Bernard Dantzig
		George Bernard Dantzig, the C. Criley Professor of Transportation Sciences and Professor of Operations Research and of Computer Science, Emeritus, died at his campus home on May 13, 2005 at age 90.
		Happily, George was in fine form that day, and he seemed to relish the proceedings from beginning to end, including the conference dinner with its lengthy parade of after-dinner tributes.
		George is survived by his wife Anne, whom he married in 1936, two sons David and Paul Dantzig, daughter Jessica Klass, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2006/june7/memldant-060706.html (1293 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : A tribute to George Dantzig — To him, impossible was nothing
		Dantzig was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1914.
		Dantzig obtained his bachelors degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Maryland in 1936 and a masters in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1937.
		Dantzig was named by his parents after George Bernard Shaw, in the hope that he would be inspired by the playwright to take up creative writing.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/06/24/stories/2005062400630900.htm (924 words)

	Dantzig_George
		George Dantzig studied mathematics at the University of Maryland, receiving his A.B. in 1936.
		Dantzig worked as a Junior Statistician in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from 1937 to 1939, then, from 1941 to 1946, he was head of the Combat Analysis Branch, U.S.A.F. Headquarters Statistical Control.
		Dantzig became a research mathematician with the RAND Corporation in 1952, then in 1960 he was appointed professor at Berkeley and Chairman of the Operations Research Center.
	members.tripod.com /sfabel/mathematik/database/Dantzig_George.html (410 words)

	Wired 9.12: The Optimizer
		If there is a Godfather of it all - the entire field of large-scale optimization - it is George Dantzig, the Stanford professor emeritus of operations research and computer science who developed the simplex method on which Yossi Sheffi has built his work.
		Run a Google search on Dantzig and you'll find yourself inundated with online tributes to the man whose early work has inspired the field of linear programming for which simplex is the preeminent tool.
		Dantzig's quest for an algorithm led him to Tjalling Koopmans, the University of Chicago economist who later won a Nobel Prize, and John von Neumann, then the leading mathematician in the world.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/9.12/dantzig.html (578 words)

	No. 2327
		Dantzig quickly recognized that problems like of the kind the military faced could be cast as problems in geometry.
		Dantzig's efforts gave birth to one of the most important mathematical tools ever used for solving complex decision problems.
		Dantzig is known throughout the world as the father of linear programming.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi2327.htm (527 words)

	Ron Hebron: Legendary George Dantzig
		George Dantzig is the number one hero in my field of operations research; he passed away two weeks ago at age 90.
		Photo Dantzig invented the key method of optimization, which is both still widely used and is the foundation for other optimization methods.
		Dantzig was a chief analyst in supply planning for the Army Air Forces during World War II.
	ronhebron.com /blog/2005/05/legendary-george-dantzig.html (430 words)

	Mahalanobis
		Dantzig often told the story of how he got his master's degree from another famed mathematician, Jerzy Neyman, at the University of Michigan.
		Dantzig saw two problems on the flboard that he assumed were homework assignments, and he solved them six weeks later.
		Dantzig was chief of the combat analysis branch for the Air Force.
	mahalanobis.twoday.net /stories/698783 (236 words)

	M·Casquilho, IST: G. Dantzig (Site not responding. Last check: )
		George Dantzig studied mathematics at the University of Maryland, receiving his A.B. in 1936.
		Dantzig worked as a Junior Statistician in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from 1937 to 1939, then, from 1941 to 1946, he was head of the Combat Analysis Branch, U.S.A.F. Headquarters Statistical Control.
		Dantzig became a research mathematician with the RAND Corporation in 1952, then in 1960 he was appointed professor at Berkeley and Chairman of the Operations Research Center.
	alfa.ist.utl.pt /~mcasquil/text/opi/o_Dantzig_G.html (410 words)

	Tales of Statisticians \| George B Dantzig
		George Dantzig was the son of Russian-born Tobias Dantzig, author of the widely popular book Number: The Language of Science.
		Though named for George Bernard Shaw, he majored in mathematics at the University of Maryland, where his father then taught (it was cheaper than other schools, and the family was not well off).
		The point of the story, which has been quoted frequently in inspirational writings, is that if Dantzig had known the problems were unsolved, he might not have made any serious attempt to solve them, whereas the "positive" assumption that they were not only solvable, but routinely solvable, focused his attention simply on finding the solution.
	www.umass.edu /wsp/statistics/tales/dantzig.html (1060 words)

	IIASA - G. Dantzig
		George Bernard Dantzig (1914-2005) was a distinguished mathematician, whose personality and work greatly impacted many scientists and research institutions, including IIASA.
		George Dantzig was deeply engaged in the development of new mathematical methods for solving practical problems.
		George Dantzig, a long time Stanford University professor, also set the directions of the methodological work at IIASA.
	www.iiasa.ac.at /Research/RMS/Dantzig.html (853 words)

	Newswise Science News \| INFORMS Mourns Death of O.R. Pioneer George B. Dantzig
		Dantzig vision of modeling economic systems became the most widely used technique of its kind for the efficient allocation of resources in industry and government.
		When it awarded Dantzig an honorary doctorate in 1976, the University of Maryland issued a statement, writing “His development of linear programming in 1947, occurring almost simultaneously with the development of the first computers, led to an explosion of economic, environmental, and statistical applications.
		Dantzig contributed to the development of many other areas of operations research, including all major areas of mathematical programming, quadratic programming, complementary pivot theory, convex programming, stochastic programming, and game theory.
	www.newswise.com /articles/view/511931/?sc=rssn (772 words)

	Dantzig_George biography
		George was named "George Bernard" after George Bernard Shaw since his parents hoped their first child would become a writer.
		In 1937 Dantzig was awarded an M.A. in mathematics, having studied under T H Hildebrandt, R L Wilder and G Y Rainer.
		Dantzig became a research mathematician with the RAND Corporation in 1952 and during this period led the work on implementing linear programming on computers.
	www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk /Biographies/Dantzig_George.html (2180 words)

	INFORMS History & Traditions :: Dantzig Memorial Website
		George Bernard Dantzig was a pioneer innovator of theoretical and applied mathematical methods that were key to the development and efficacy of the then new field of operations research.
		Dantzig made major contributions to mathematics, economics, statistics, industrial engineering, and computer science.
		This web site salutes George Bernard Dantzig, the man and his work, and recognizes the graciousness with which he imparted his friendship and positive influence to his colleagues and students.
	www2.informs.org /History/dantzig (180 words)

	Dantzig Books (Used, New, Out-of-Print) - Alibris
		Tobias Dantzig shows that the development of mathfrom the invention of counting to the discovery of infinityis a profoundly human story that progressed by trying and erring, by groping and stumbling...
		The late George B. Dantzig, widely known as the father of linear programming, was a major influence in mathematics, operations research, and economics.
		George Dantzig is widely regarded as the founder of the subject with his invention of the simplex algorithm in the 1940's.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Dantzig (746 words)

	INFORMS History & Traditions :: Dantzig Memorial Website
		For those interested in a more considered perspective on the Dantzig canon, a fine place to start is "The Basic George Dantzig" (edited by Richard Cottle and available online at www.sup.org/book.cgi?book_id=4834).
		During my years as a graduate student, George was in his mid-70s, and yet he was still creative, engaged and motivated by his work and his students.
		George would occasionally grumble about the need for a flboard in this lobby, so that we could get "hands-on" with our work right then and there when the inspiration came to us.
	www.informs.org /History/dantzig/rem_mehrotra.htm (1077 words)

	INFORMS History & Traditions :: Dantzig Memorial Website
		George Bernard Dantzig was a pioneer innovator of theoretical and applied mathematical methods that were key to the development and efficacy of the then new field of operations research.
		Dantzig made major contributions to mathematics, economics, statistics, industrial engineering, and computer science.
		This web site salutes George Bernard Dantzig, the man and his work, and recognizes the graciousness with which he imparted his friendship and positive influence to his colleagues and students.
	www.informs.org /History/dantzig (180 words)

	George Bernard Dantzig -- Stanford math professor
		George Bernard Dantzig, a Stanford University mathematics professor for three decades whose groundbreaking Simplex Algorithm has been used by industry to find the most efficient means to manufacture countless products from steel to hot dogs, has died.
		Professor Dantzig received a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, a master's degree from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from UC Berkeley.
		Professor Dantzig is survived by his wife of 68 years, Anne, and by their children, David Dantzig of Cleveland, Paul Dantzig of New York City and Jessica Klass of Berkeley.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/16/BAGGVCPO811.DTL (577 words)

	snopes.com: The Unsolvable Math Problem
		Dantzig, a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, arrived late for a graduate-level statistics class and found two problems written on the board.
		George Dantzig recounted his feat in a 1986 interview for the College Mathematics Journal:
		George Dantzig (himself the son of a mathematician) received a Bachelor's degree from University of Maryland in 1936 and a Master's from the University of Michigan in 1937 before completing his Doctorate (interrupted by World
	www.snopes.com /college/homework/unsolvable.asp (1209 words)

	Professor George Dantzig, Stanford Operations Research Dept.
		Dantzig, who turns 80 on November 8, is generally regarded as one of the three founders of linear programming, along with von Neumann and Kantorovich.
		Dantzig's unassuming nature and complete lack of pretension are the subject of countless anecdotes recounted by friends and colleagues.
		In fact, summarizing his contributions to linear programming, Dantzig listed the substitution of an explicit objective function for a set of ad hoc rules, along with two others -- the recognition that practical planning relations could be reformulated as a system of linear inequalities and the invention of the simplex method.
	www.stanford.edu /group/SOL/dantzig.html (885 words)

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