| Title: |
Harry Markowitz
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| Local code: |
OH 333
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
Harry M. Markowitz discusses his development of portfolio theory, (for which he received a Nobel Prize in Economics), “Sparse Matrices,” and his work at the RAND Coporation, GE, CACI, and IBM on simulation software development, modeling, and operations research.
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| Extent: |
35 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=297
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2002 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Markowitz, Harry, 1927-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1927
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| Speaker occupation: |
Economist
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document location: |
San Diego, CA
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| Document date: |
18-Mar-2002
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| Interviewer: |
Yost, Jeffrey R.
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Finance; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Portfolio theory
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024000-25543
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