Alston Scott Householder | |
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| Born | 5 May 1904 |
| Died | 4 July 1993 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Householder operator Householder transformation Householder's method |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Numerical Analysis Linear Algebra[1] |
| Institutions | Oak Ridge National Laboratory[2] |
| Thesis | The Dependence of a Focal Point Upon Curvature in the Calculus of Variations (1937) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gilbert Ames Bliss[3] |
Alston Scott Householder (5 May 1904 – 4 July 1993) was an American mathematician who specialized in mathematical biology and numerical analysis.
He is the inventor of the Householder transformation and of Householder's method.