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Thomas E. Caywood (May 9, 1919 – December 19, 2008) was an American computer scientist and cofounder of the Operations Research Society of America .
Early life [ edit ]
Thomas E. Caywood was born on May 9, 1919, in Lake Park, Iowa , to Alice (née Ballenbach) and Harry E. Caywood, dentist, mayor and township clerk of Lake Park.[1] [2] [3] Lake Park High School in 1935.[4] Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics from Cornell College in 1939. He then received a Master of Arts in mathematics from Northwestern University in 1940. He went on to join the Harvard Systems Research Laboratory .[1] PhD from Harvard University in 1947. His thesis was titled Axially Symmetric Harmonic Functions and he was advised by Garrett Birkhoff .[5]
Caywood moved to the Institute for Air Weapons Research at the University of Chicago . He then joined the Armour Research Foundation of the IIT Research Institute as a supervisor of operations research.[1] [1] University of Chicago Booth School of Business and California State University, East Bay .[1]
In 1965 his name appeared on a list of academics involved with Project Camelot .[6]
He became president of Cornell College board of trustees in 1970 and served as the president of the National Research Society.[4] Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences .[7]
Personal life [ edit ]
Caywood married Mary Miller of Buffalo Center, Iowa , in 1941. She also attended Cornell College.[8]
Caywood died on December 19, 2008, in Peoria, Arizona .[1]
Caywood received the George E. Kimball Medal in 1974. He also received the J. Steinhardt Prize.[1]
References [ edit ]
^ "Dr. H. E. Caywood Rites Yesterday" . The Lake Park News . Lake Park, IA. October 4, 1956. p. 1 . Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
^ a b "Tom Caywood Heads Cornell College Trustees" . The Lake Park News . Lake Park, IA. October 22, 1970. p. 1 . Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Thomas E. Caywood" . Mathematics Genealogy Project . North Dakota State University. Retrieved November 10, 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 October 9, 2019
^ "The marriage of..." Sioux City Journal . June 29, 1941. p. B-3. Retrieved July 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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