Frank Lauren Hitchcock | |
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![]() Frank Lauren Hitchcock (1875–1957) | |
Born | March 6, 1875 New York City, United States |
Died | May 31, 1957 Los Angeles, United States | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University Phillips Andover Academy |
Known for | Transportation problem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry and Mathematics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology North Dakota State University |
Doctoral students | Claude Shannon |
Frank Lauren Hitchcock (March 6, 1875 – May 31, 1957) was an American mathematician and physicist known for his formulation of the transportation problem in 1941.