William Karush
American mathematician and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Karush (1 March 1917 – 22 February 1997) was an American professor of mathematics at California State University at Northridge and was a mathematician best known for his contribution to Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions. In his master's thesis he was the first to publish these necessary conditions for the inequality-constrained problem,[1] although he became renowned after a seminal conference paper by Harold W. Kuhn and Albert W. Tucker.[2] He also worked as a physicist for the Manhattan Project, although he signed the Szilárd petition and became a peace activist afterwards.[3]
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William Karush | |
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Born | (1917-03-01)March 1, 1917 Chicago, IL |
Died | February 22, 1997(1997-02-22) (aged 79) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Known for | Contribution to Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | California State University at Northridge |
Doctoral advisor | Magnus Hestenes |
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