Jay Forrester
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Jay Forrester was an American engineer and systems scientist best known as a pioneer of digital computer memory and the founder of the field of system dynamics at MIT.
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| Jay Forrester canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ systems scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Howard N. Potts Medal
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IEEE Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Technology and Innovation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-11-16 ⓘ |
| developed |
magnetic core memory
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system dynamics modeling methodology ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Forrester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer engineering
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electrical engineering ⓘ management science ⓘ system dynamics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Club of Rome modeling work
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The Limits to Growth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the field of system dynamics
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pioneering digital computer memory ⓘ work on feedback systems in management ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Engineering
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Industrial Dynamics
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Urban Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ World Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ development of system dynamics ⓘ invention of magnetic core memory ⓘ |
| occupation |
computer engineer
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professor ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Anselmo, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the MIT System Dynamics Group
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professor at MIT Sloan School of Management ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
SAGE air defense system
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Whirlwind computer project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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