GEORGE B. DANTZIG *
B.A. 1936 Mathematics, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1976
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 5, 2010 Posthumously

Mathematician George Dantzig formulated the general linear-programming problem and invented the simplex method for solving it. This work, recognized as a major scientific development of the 20th Century, was a principal force behind the mathematical science of decision-making. In addition to mathematical and computer science, his research has been applied to business, industry and government—from airline scheduling to cancer screening, from production scheduling to inventory control and from refinery operations to the financial world. Dantzig, who taught at the University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University, was awarded the National Medal of Science and nine honorary degrees.

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