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Albert William Tucker (28 November 1905 – 25 January 1995) was a Canadian mathematician who made important contributions in topology, game theory, and non-linear programming. [2] Early life and education.
Jan 25, 1995 · Albert Tucker was a Canadian mathematician who worked in topology, game theory and non-linear programming. He gave the name and interpretation to the "prisoner's dilemma" in game theory. View three larger pictures. Biography. Albert Tucker was known as Al to his friends, colleagues and students.
Jan 25, 1995 · November 28, 1905 – January 25, 1995. Brief Biography. Albert William Tucker was a Canadian-American mathematician and operations researcher. Born in Oshawa, Ontario, he showed early signs of mathematical genius. He earned a bachelors degree in mathematics in 1928 at the University of Toronto.
Jan 1, 2011 · For over 50 years, especially during the embryonic years of OR, Albert W. Tucker was the pre-eminent example of the mathematician, teacher, and expositor that graced the field. His contributions to OR were recognized by his being awarded the Operations Research Society of America’s John von Neumann Prize and his being inducted into ...
- Saul I. Gass
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- 2011
Jan 27, 1995 · Albert William Tucker, a leading mathematician whose ideas and teaching influenced economics and business in the postwar era, died on Wednesday. He was 89.
The mathematical career of Albert W. Tucker, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, spans more than 50 years. Best known today for his work in mathemati- cal programming and the theory of games (e.g., the Kuhn-Tucker theorem, Tucker tableaux, and the Prisoner's Dilemma), he was also in his earlier years prominent in topology.
Albert William Tucker PRINCETON, N.J., January 26, 1995 -- Albert William Tucker, aged 89, former chair of Princeton University's Mathematics Department and originator of the influential paradox known as the "Prisoner's Dilemma," died yesterday of complications from pneumonia at the Presbyterian Home of Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, N.J. The Albert
