James H. Wilkinson
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James Hardy Wilkinson FRS[1] (27 September 1919 – 5 October 1986) was a prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis, a field at the boundary of applied mathematics and computer science particularly useful to physics and engineering.[3][4][5]
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Born | James Hardy Wilkinson (1919-09-27)27 September 1919 Strood, England |
Died | 5 October 1986(1986-10-05) (aged 67) Teddington, England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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Fields | Numerical Analysis Numerical linear algebra |
Institutions | National Physical Laboratory[2] |
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