Daniel Thomas Gillespie | |
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| Born | 15 August 1938 Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | 19 April 2017 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Rice University Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Gillespie algorithm |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics and Stochastic Processes |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park NAWC China Lake |
| Doctoral advisor | Aihud Pevsner |
| Other academic advisors | Jan Sengers |
Daniel Thomas Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/ ghil-ESP-ee; 15 August 1938 – 19 April 2017) was a physicist who is best known for his derivation in 1976 of the stochastic simulation algorithm (SSA), also called the Gillespie algorithm.[1] Gillespie's broader research has produced articles on cloud physics, random variable theory, Brownian motion, Markov process theory, electrical noise, light scattering in aerosols, and quantum mechanics.