Magnus Hestenes
Magnus Hestenes | |
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| Born | February 13, 1906 |
| Died | May 31, 1991 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Augmented Lagrangian method Conjugate gradient method |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1954) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Sufficient Conditions for the General Problem of Mayer with Variable End-Points |
| Doctoral advisor | Gilbert Bliss |
| Doctoral students | |
Magnus Rudolph Hestenes (February 13, 1906 – May 31, 1991) was an American mathematician best known for his contributions to calculus of variations and optimal control. As a pioneer in computer science, he devised the conjugate gradient method, published jointly with Eduard Stiefel.