George Wahl Logemann (31 January 1938, Milwaukee, – 5 June 2012, Hartford)[2] was an American mathematician and computer scientist. He became well known for the Davis–Putnam–Logemann–Loveland algorithm to solve Boolean satisfiability problems.[3] He also contributed to the field of computer music.[2][4]
George Wahl Logemann | |
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| Born | January 31, 1938 |
| Died | June 5, 2012 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | US American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Known for | DPLL algorithm |
| Partner | Bernice C. Schaefer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Thesis | Existence and Uniqueness of Rarefaction Waves[1] (1965) |
| Doctoral advisors | Peter David Lax, Robert Davis Richtmyer |