1.9K views | George Dantzig was a brilliant American mathematician known for developing the simplex algorithm for linear programming. His work revolutionized operations research and optimization, enabling complex decision-making in economics, engineering, and military planning. Dantzig's contributions significantly impacted various industries and academic fields, earning him recognition as a pioneer in computational mathematics. | Mathematics Learning | Facebook

In 1939, UC Berkeley student George Dantzig walked into his statistics class and saw two unsolved problems on the board. Mistaking them for homework, he took them home and solved them within days. His professor, Jerzy Neyman, was stunned and spent weeks verifying the solutions before publishing them as breakthroughs in statistical theory. This “accident” foreshadowed Dantzig’s incredible future. He went on to invent the simplex algorithm, pioneering linear programming—a tool now vital in airline

7.2K views · 93 reactions | George Dantzig, matemático estadounidense y “padre de la programación lineal”, desarrolló en 1947 el método simplex, clave para resolver problemas de optimización. Nacido en 1914, trabajó en investigación de operaciones, informática y economía. Es célebre por haber resuelto dos problemas abiertos al confundirlos con tarea durante su época de estudiante en Berkeley. | Radio Infinita | Facebook