Edwin Bidwell Wilson
American mathematician (1879–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin Bidwell Wilson (April 25, 1879 – December 28, 1964) was an American mathematician, statistician, physicist and general polymath.[1] He was the sole protégé of Yale University physicist Josiah Willard Gibbs and was mentor to MIT economist Paul Samuelson.[2] Wilson had a distinguished academic career at Yale and MIT, followed by a long and distinguished period of service as a civilian employee of the US Navy in the Office of Naval Research. In his latter role, he was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the highest honorary award available to a civilian employee of the US Navy. Wilson made broad contributions to mathematics, statistics and aeronautics, and is well-known for producing a number of widely used textbooks. He is perhaps best known for his derivation of the eponymously named Wilson score interval, which is a confidence interval used widely in statistics.
Edwin Bidwell Wilson | |
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Born | (1879-04-25)April 25, 1879 |
Died | December 28, 1964(1964-12-28) (aged 85) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University Harvard College |
Known for | Wilson score interval |
Awards | Distinguished Civilian Service Award (US Navy, 1960) Superior Civilian Service Award (US Navy, 1964) Lewis Award (American Philosophical Society, 1963) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Statistics Aeronautics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Doctoral advisor | Josiah Willard Gibbs |
Doctoral students | Jane Worcester |