Magnus Hestenes
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Magnus Rudolph Hestenes (February 13, 1906 – May 31, 1991) was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to calculus of variations and optimal control.[1] As a pioneer in computer science, he devised the conjugate gradient method, published jointly with Eduard Stiefel.[2][3]
Biography
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Hestenes received the Guggenheim (1954) and Fulbright awards, was a vice president of the American Mathematical Society, and was an invited speaker at the 1954 International Congress of Mathematicians in Amsterdam.[5]
He is the father of mathematician and physicist David Hestenes.
He died on May 31, 1991, in Los Angeles, California.
Selected publications
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References
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External links
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- Obituary in the Numerical Analysis Digest
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