Background
Todd, John was born on May 16, 1911 in Carnacally, Ireland. Son of William Robert and Catherine (Stewart) Todd. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953.
mathematician university professor
Todd, John was born on May 16, 1911 in Carnacally, Ireland. Son of William Robert and Catherine (Stewart) Todd. came to the United States, 1947, naturalized, 1953.
Bachelor of Science, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, 1931. Research student, St. John's College, Cambridge University, England, 1933.
He worked at King"s College in London, where he met Olga Taussky, a matrix and number theorist. He worked for the British Admiralty during World World War World War II In 1945 the Todds emigrated to the United States and worked for the National Bureau of Standards. In 1957 they joined the faculty of California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.
John Todd retired from the faculty, and in May, 2001 was honored by a symposium at Caltech in honor of his 90th birthday.
He died at his home in Pasadena, California on June 21, 2007.
Member American Mathematics Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Association American (governor 1980-1983).
Married Olga Taussky, September 29, 1938 (deceased 1995).