John Tukey
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John Wilder Tukey (/ˈtuːki/; 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.
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Born | (1915-06-16)June 16, 1915 |
Died | July 26, 2000(2000-07-26) (aged 85) |
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Fields | Topology |
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Thesis | On Denumerability in Topology[1] |
Doctoral advisor | Solomon Lefschetz[1] |
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