Cleve Moler

American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis (born 1939)
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Cleve Moler

Summary

Cleve Moler is a human[1]. He was born in Salt Lake City[2]. He was born on +1939-08-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], programmer[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Cleve Moler's place of birth was Salt Lake City[2].
  • Cleve Moler was born on +1939-08-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Cleve Moler held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Cleve Moler's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Cleve Moler worked as a programmer[5].
  • Cleve Moler worked as an engineer[6].
  • Cleve Moler worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Cleve Moler's professions included computer scientist[8].
  • Cleve Moler's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Cleve Moler's field of work was computer program[12].
  • Cleve Moler's field of work was numerical analysis[13].
  • Cleve Moler's field of work was software[14].
  • Among Cleve Moler's employers was University of New Mexico[15].
  • Cleve Moler was employed by University of Michigan[16].
  • Cleve Moler was employed by Stanford University[17].
  • Cleve Moler's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[18].
  • Cleve Moler was educated at Stanford University[19].
  • Cleve Moler's doctoral advisor was George Forsythe[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Cleve Moler is MATLAB[21].
  • Cleve Moler received the Computer Pioneer Award[22].
  • Cleve Moler received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal[23].
  • Cleve Moler received the Sidney Fernbach Award[24].
  • Cleve Moler received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[25].
  • Cleve Moler received the honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[26].
  • Cleve Moler received the honorary doctor of Linköping University[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Salt Lake City[2], Cleve Moler… he was born on +1939-08-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[18], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31] and Stanford University[19], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]. Cleve Moler's doctoral advisor was George Forsythe[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], programmer[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8]. Fields of work include mathematics[11], an academic discipline[36]; computer program[12]; numerical analysis[13], a branch of mathematics[37]; and software[14], a product category[38]. Employers include University of New Mexico[15], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1889[41], headquartered in Albuquerque[42]; University of Michigan[16], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1817[45], headquartered in Ann Arbor[46]; and Stanford University[17], a private university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1885[49], headquartered in Stanford[50]. Doctoral students include Jack Dongarra[51], a mathematician[52], b. 1950[53], of United States[54], awarded the Ken Kennedy Award[55]; Charles F. Van Loan[56], a mathematician[57], b. 1947[58], of United States[59], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[60], specialised in mathematics[61]; Stanley C. Eisenstat[62], a university teacher[63], of United States[64], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[65]; David William Kammler[66], a mathematician[67], b. 1940[68], specialised in mathematics[69]; Alan Kaylor Cline[70]; and Charles Raymond Crawford[71].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Cleve Moler is MATLAB[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Computer Pioneer Award[22], an award[72], in United States[73], founded in 1981[74]; IEEE John von Neumann Medal[23], a science award[75], founded in 1992[76]; Sidney Fernbach Award[24], an award[77], founded in 1992[78]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[25], a fellowship award[79]; honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[26], an award[80], in Canada[81]; and honorary doctor of Linköping University[27], an award[82], in Sweden[83].

Why It Matters

Cleve Moler ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[84] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[85]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jack Dongarra[86], a mathematician[87], b. 1950[88], of United States[89], awarded the Ken Kennedy Award[90]; Charles F. Van Loan[91], a mathematician[92], b. 1947[93], of United States[94], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[95], specialised in mathematics[96]; Stanley C. Eisenstat[97], a university teacher[98], of United States[99], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[100]; and Norm Schryer[101], a computer scientist[102], 1943–2016[103], of United States[104].

FAQs

Where was Cleve Moler born?

Cleve Moler was born in Salt Lake City[2].

What did Cleve Moler do for work?

Cleve Moler worked as mathematician[4], programmer[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and computer scientist[8].

Where did Cleve Moler go to school?

Cleve Moler was educated at California Institute of Technology[18] and Stanford University[19].

What awards did Cleve Moler receive?

Honors received include Computer Pioneer Award[22], IEEE John von Neumann Medal[23], Sidney Fernbach Award[24], and Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[25].

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