Background
Forsythe, George Elmer was born on January 8, 1917 in State College, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Warren Ellsworth and DeEtta (Brodie) Forsythe.
Forsythe, George Elmer was born on January 8, 1917 in State College, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Warren Ellsworth and DeEtta (Brodie) Forsythe.
Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1937. Master of Science, Brown University, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941.
Instructor mathematics Stanford, 1941-1942, professor mathematics, 1957-1964, professor, chairman computer science, 1961-1972. Research engineer Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, 1946-1947. Assistant professor meteorology University of California at Los Angeles, 1947-1948, research mathematician, 1954-1957.
Mathematician National Bureau Standards, 1948-1954.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, British Computer Society. Member American Mathematics Society, Association Computing Machinery (president 1964-1966), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics (trustee), Mathematics Association American, American Association U. professors, Sierra.
Married Alexandra Illmer, June 14, 1941. Children: Warren Louis, Diana Elizabeth.