John Tukey

John Wilder Tukey was an American mathematician and statistician, best known for the development of the fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm, the box plot and for laying the foundations of the field of exploratory data analysis.

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Who was born first?

• John Tukey and Norman Foster Ramsey were born the same year
• John Tukey and Robert Hofstadter were born the same year
• John Tukey and Philip Morrison were born the same year
• John Tukey and Fred Hoyle were born the same year
• John Tukey and Charles Hard Townes were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles Hard TownesJuly 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015
2. Fred HoyleJune 24, 1915 – August 20, 2001
3. John Tukey (this page)June 16, 1915 – July 26, 2000
4. Norman Foster RamseyAugust 27, 1915 – November 4, 2011
5. Philip MorrisonNovember 7, 1915 – April 22, 2005
6. Robert HofstadterFebruary 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990

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