George Forsythe

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George Elmer Forsythe (January 8, 1917 - April 9, 1972[1]) was the founder and head of Stanford University's Computer Science Department[2]. He served as professor and chairman of the department from 1965 until his death[3]. Forsythe served as the president of the ACM, and also co-authored four books on computer science and a fifth on meteorology, and edited more than 75 other books on computer science.

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  1. ^ http://www.stanford.edu/dept/ICME/docs/history/ForsytheG.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.stanford.edu/dept/ICME/docs/history/ForsytheG.pdf
  3. ^ SIAM: Remembering George Forsythe
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NAME Forsythe, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Stanford University computer scientist
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH State College, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1972
PLACE OF DEATH