John Tukey

John Tukey
Born(1915-06-16)June 16, 1915
DiedJuly 26, 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 85)
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Scientific career
FieldsTopology
Institutions
Thesis On Denumerability in Topology[1]
Doctoral advisorSolomon Lefschetz[1]
Doctoral students

John Wilder Tukey (/ˈtki/; June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000) was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot.[2] The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey test of additivity, and the Teichmüller–Tukey lemma all bear his name. He is also credited with coining the term bit and the first published use of the word software.

  1. ^ a b John Tukey at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ Sande, Gordon (July 2001). "Obituary: John Wilder Tukey". Physics Today. 54 (7): 80–81. doi:10.1063/1.1397408.