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D. R. Fulkerson
Delbert Ray Fulkerson (; August 14, 1924 – January 10, 1976) was an American mathematician who co-developed the FordFulkerson algorithm, one of the most well-known algorithms to solve the maximum flow problem in Flow network, networks. Early life and education D. R. Fulkerson was born in Tamms, Illinois, the third of six children of Elbert and Emma Fulkerson. Fulkerson became an undergraduate at Southern Illinois University. His academic career was interrupted by military service during World War II. Having returned to complete his degree after the war, he went on to do a Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison under the supervision of Cyrus Colton MacDuffee, Cyrus MacDuffee, who was a student of L. E. Dickson. Fulkerson received his Ph.D. in 1951. Career After graduation, Fulkerson joined the mathematics department at the RAND Corporation. In 1956, he and L. R. Ford Jr. described the Ford–Fulkerson algorithm. In 1962 they produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamms, Illinois
Tamms is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Tamms was established under the name of Idlewild in 1883. The railroad service ended in the 1970s and therefore the economy declined. Tamms is the location of the Tamms Correctional Center, a super-maximum correctional facility that was operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections and housed the State of Illinois execution chamber. Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011. This prison was closed in 2013. Geography Tamms is located at (37.240207, -89.264822). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Tamms has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |