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Jay Wright Forrester

Jay Wright Forrester (July 14, 1918 – November 16, 2016) was an American computer engineer, management theorist and systems scientist. He spent his entire career at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, entering as a graduate student in 1939, and eventually retiring in 1989.

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Known for
MIT Whirlwind · Random-access memory · Forrester effect
Awards
IEEE Medal of Honor (1972) · Howard N. Potts Medal · National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1989) · Computer History Museum Fellow (1995)
Education
University of Nebraska (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
Born
(1918-07-14)July 14, 1918 Anselmo, Nebraska, U.S.
Died
November 16, 2016(2016-11-16) (aged 98) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Workplaces
MIT Sloan School of Management (1956)

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Awards · 4
Jay Wright Forrester → Computer History Museum Fellow (1995), Howard N. Potts Medal, IEEE Medal of Honor (1972), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1989)
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Jay Wright Forrester → Forrester effect, MIT Whirlwind, Random-access memory
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Jay Wright Forrester → (1918-07-14)July 14, 1918 Anselmo, Nebraska, U.S.
Died · 1
Jay Wright Forrester → November 16, 2016(2016-11-16) (aged 98) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Jay Wright Forrester → University of Nebraska (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
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Jay Wright Forrester → MIT Sloan School of Management (1956)

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