Thomas Caywood
Thomas Caywood | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1919 |
| Died | December 10, 2008 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Cornell College Northwestern University Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Computer Science |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Academic advisors | Garrett Birkhoff[1] |
Thomas E. Caywood (9 May 1919 – 19 December 2008) was an American computer scientist and cofoundeder of the Operations Research Society of America.
Caywood first attended Cornell College and then attended Northwestern University. He went on to join the Harvard Systems Research Laboratory.[2] Having gained a PhD on Axially Symmetric Harmonic Functions at Harvard in 1947,[1] Caywood moved to the Institute for Air Weapons Research at the University of Chicago.[2]
In 1965 his name appeared on a list of academics involved with Project Camelot.[3]
He was elected to the 2002 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Thomas E. Caywood". Mathematics Genealogy Project. North Dakota State University. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Thomas E. Caywood". INFORMS. INFORMS. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Behavioral Sciences and the National Security: Report No. 4, Together With Part IX of the Hearings on Winning the Cold War: The U.S. Ideological Offensive by the Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, December 6, 1965
- ^ Fellows: Alphabetical List, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved 2019-10-09
