Gene H. Golub
Mathematician and numerical analyst
Born
February 29th, 1932
93 years ago
Died
2007
18 years ago — 75 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
United States
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Contributions to numerical analysis and linear algebra. Served as a professor at Stanford University and influenced the field through significant research and teaching. Authored and co-authored numerous papers and books, particularly in iterative methods and matrix computations.
Developed the Golub-Kahan bidiagonalization algorithm
Authored 'Matrix Computations'
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