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Jul 27, 2010 · David Harold Blackwell, mathematician and statistician, was the first African American to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1965) and is especially known for his contributions to the theory of duels. Blackwell was born on April 24, 1919, to a working-class family in Centralia, Illinois. Growing up in an integrated community ...
Jul 8, 2010 · 24 April 1919. Centralia, Illinois, USA. Died. 8 July 2010. Berkeley, California, USA. Summary. David Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who worked in game theory, probability theory, information theory and Bayesian statistics. He was the first African-American member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
Jul 8, 2010 · Brief Biography. Born and raised in Illinois, David Blackwell was a pioneering statistician and game theorist. In addition to the monumental work that defined his career, Blackwell also fought and broke numerous racial barriers and was the first African American to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
Jul 15, 2010 · July 15, 2010. David Harold Blackwell, an eminent statistician at the University of California, Berkeley, who was the first black admitted to the National Academy of Sciences, died Thursday, July 8, of natural causes at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. He was 91. Blackwell joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1954 and was the first Black ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Blackwell’s legacy looms large not just for his mathematical contributions, but as a Black mathematician. His race is still an anomaly in the field of mathematics. In 2021, U.S. institutions awarded 4,373 doctorates in mathematics, statistics, and computer science, according to the National Science Foundation.
Jul 19, 2010 · July 19, 2010. David Harold Blackwell, who was the first African American elected to the National Academy of Sciences—and the first and only African American mathematician within the Academy—died in early July, 2010. He was 91. Emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, Blackwell was a pioneer in ...
Professor of Statistics and Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley. Verified email at stat.berkeley.edu - Homepage. probability statistics logic game theory dynamic programming.
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