Robert C. Prim
Robert Clay Prim III (September 25, 1921 – November 18, 2021) was an American mathematician and computer scientist.
Biography
Robert Clay Prim III was born in
The University of Texas at Austin,[2] where he also met his wife Alice (Hutter) Prim (1921–2009), whom he married in 1942. Later in 1949, he received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University
, where he also worked as a research associate from 1948 until 1949.
During the climax of
United States Naval Ordnance Lab as an engineer and later a mathematician. At Bell Laboratories, he served as director of mathematics research from 1958 to 1961. There, Prim developed Prim's algorithm. Also during his tenure at Bell Labs, Robert Prim assisted the Weapons Reliability Committee at Sandia National Laboratory chaired by Walter McNair in 1951.[3] After Bell Laboratories, Prim became vice president of research at Sandia National Laboratories
.
During his career at Bell Laboratories, Robert Prim along with coworker
Edsger Dijkstra
in 1959. It is sometimes referred to as the DJP algorithm or the Jarník algorithm.
Robert C. Prim died in San Clemente, California on November 18, 2021, at the age of 100.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Texas Birth Index, Nolan County, 1903-1997".
- ^ Obituary (February 22, 2009). "Alice (Hutter) Prim In Memoriam". Austin American-Statesmen. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Leland Johnson (1997). "A History of Exceptional Service in the National Interest" (PDF). Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ "Robert Prim". Forever Missed. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
External links
- A History of Fundamental Mathematics Research at Bell Labs
- Sweetwater, Texas Chamber of Commerce
- Dr. Robert Clay Prim - Bio/Description, IT History Society
- A History of Exceptional Service in the National Interest, Sandia National Laboratories
- Robert C. Prim, III at the Mathematics Genealogy Project