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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engineer
human
inventor
systems scientist
awardReceived Howard N. Potts Medal NERFINISHED
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
system dynamics modeling methodology
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Nebraska–Lincoln NERFINISHED
employer MIT Lincoln Laboratory NERFINISHED
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
familyName Forrester NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork computer engineering
electrical engineering
management science
system dynamics
givenName Jay NERFINISHED
influenced Club of Rome modeling work
The Limits to Growth NERFINISHED
knownFor founding the field of system dynamics
pioneering digital computer memory
work on feedback systems in management
memberOf National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Sciences
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Industrial Dynamics NERFINISHED
Urban Dynamics NERFINISHED
World Dynamics NERFINISHED
development of system dynamics
invention of magnetic core memory
occupation computer engineer
professor
researcher
placeOfBirth Anselmo, Nebraska NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of the MIT System Dynamics Group
professor at MIT Sloan School of Management
sexOrGender male
workedOn SAGE air defense system NERFINISHED
Whirlwind computer project NERFINISHED
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts

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