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David Gale

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David Gale · Science & Medicine

What

Game theory and mathematical economics; Gale-Shapley algorithm

When

1921, New York City, United States — 2008, Berkeley, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

David Gale is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Game theory and mathematical economics; Gale-Shapley algorithm

How & why

Gale was an American mathematician and economist who, with Lloyd Shapley, devised the Gale–Shapley stable-matching algorithm (later foundational to a 2012 economics Nobel) and made key contributions to game theory and linear programming. He was Jewish, born in New York City.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Contributions & Sources

Game theory and mathematical economics; Gale-Shapley algorithm

1921

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics