William Cooper
William Cooper · Technology & Engineering
Co-creator of data envelopment analysis and goal programming; von Neumann Theory Prize (1982)
1914, Birmingham, Alabama, USA — 2012, Austin, Texas, USA
United States
William Cooper is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Co-creator of data envelopment analysis and goal programming; von Neumann Theory Prize (1982)
William W. Cooper was an American operations researcher, often called a father of management science, who co-created data envelopment analysis and goal programming and helped found Carnegie Mellon's business school. With Abraham Charnes and Richard Duffin he received the John von Neumann Theory Prize in 1982. He is listed among Jewish von Neumann Prize recipients by Jinfo.org; the sources consulted do not independently document his background.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the von Neumann Theory Prize
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Co-creator of data envelopment analysis and goal programming; von Neumann Theory Prize (1982)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the von Neumann Theory Prize
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