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Michael J. D. Powell. 29 July 1936โ€”19 April 2015

Michael J. D. Powell. 29 July 1936โ€”19 April 2015

Michael James David Powell was a British numerical analyst who was among the pioneers of computational mathematics. During a long and distinguished career, first at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) Harwell and subsequently as the John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Applied Numerical Analysis in Cambridge, he contributed decisively towards โ€ฆ