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Elliott W. Montroll | |
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 Elliott Waters Montroll (1916–1983) | |
| Born | May 4, 1916 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 3, 1983 (aged 67) Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | Traffic flow analysis, Continuous-time random walk |
| Awards | Lanchester Prize (1959) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Yale University Cornell University Princeton University Kellex Corporation Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Office of Naval Research Courant Institute University of Maryland Thomas J. Watson Research Center Institute for Defense Analysis University of Rochester |
| Doctoral advisor | James Sturdevant Taylor |
| Doctoral students | Michael F. Shlesinger Leopoldo García-Colín Roger Wartell |
| Notes | |
He is the father of John Montroll. | |
Elliott Waters Montroll (May 4, 1916, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – December 3, 1983, in Chevy Chase, Maryland) was an American scientist and mathematician.