James Wilkinson
Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Name: James Hardy Wilkinson
Born: September 27, 1919, in Strood, England
Death: October 5, 1986 (Age: 67)
Computer-related contributions
- English scientist, mathematician, prominent figure in the field of numerical analysis and discoverer of many significant algorithms.
Honors and awards
- Turing Award (1970).
- J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software is named in his honor.