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Richard E. Bellman
Richard E. Bellman
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Some of their comments were published by the university as"A Tribute to Richard Bellman." We cannot include them all in this volume, but the following excerpts provi`Ze an indication of the extraordinary impact Dick Bellman had in his life and work. R~cHARD BELLMAN was a towering figure among the contributors to modern control theory anct systems analysis.
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This work was subsequently published as a book by McGraw-Hill in 1953 and is regarded as a classic in its field. After staying on the faculty of the Mathematics Department at Princeton from 1946 to 1948, Bellman left the east coast to become a member of the faculty of Stanford University in 1948 and then joined the newly established Rancl Corporation in Santa Monica, California, in 1953.
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Prominent among these are the following: first Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics, awarded in 1970 jointly by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Appliecl Mathematics; first Dickson Prize from Carnegie Mellon University in 1970; the John von Neumann Theory Award bestowed in 1976 jointly by the Institute of Management Sciences and the Operations Research Society of America; and the 1979 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Medal of Honor in recognition of the invention of (dynamic programming. His honorary degrees inclucle the doctor of science of the University of Abercleen, ScotIancl, in 1973; the doctor of laws of the University of Southern California in 1974; and the doctor of mathematics of the University of Waterloo, Can
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In celebrating his life here today, let us also celebrate his good humor and his steadfast determination to produce, to achieve, to give, and to give joyfully, in the face of circumstances that wouIcI have overwhelmed and crushed men of lesser caliber. In these superb human qualities, as in his creative work, ~ firmly believe that Dick Bellman has lived on a level at least the equal of Beethoven.
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The depth anti importance of problems consiclered, the practical applicability, and the timeliness of his works, this is what, in my view, macle the largest impact and definect Dick's influence on Soviet science. Dick gave all of us, his students and friends in every country throughout the worIct, an ultimate example of scientific creativity and success, personal courage and strength, friendly devotion and support.
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28 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES At the time of his cleath at age sixty-three, Richard Bellman had just completed his autobiography, The Eye of the Hurricane, World Scientific Publications, Singapore, ~ 984. He is survived by his wife, Nina; his son, Eric; and his ciaughter, Kirstie.
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