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Magnus Hestenes | |
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| Born | February 13, 1906 |
| Died | May 31, 1991 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Augmented Lagrangian method Conjugate gradient method |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1954) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Sufficient Conditions for the General Problem of Mayer with Variable End-Points |
| Doctoral advisor | Gilbert Bliss |
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Magnus Rudolph Hestenes (February 13, 1906 – May 31, 1991) was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to calculus of variations and optimal control.[1] As a pioneer in computer science, he devised the conjugate gradient method, published jointly with Eduard Stiefel.[2][3]
- ^ Hestenes, Magnus R. (1966). Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- ^ Hestenes, Magnus; Stiefel, E. (1952). "Methods of Conjugate Gradients for Solving Linear Systems" (PDF). Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards. 49 (6): 409–438. doi:10.6028/jres.049.044.
- ^ Hestenes, Magnus (1990). "Conjugacy and Gradients". In Nash, Stephen (ed.). A History of Scientific Computing. New York: ACM Press. pp. 167–179. ISBN 0-201-50814-1.