Peter C. Fishburn
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Peter C. Fishburn is known as a pioneer in the field of decision-making processes.
He received his B.S. in industrial engineering
from Pennsylvania State University
in 1958, his M.S. in operations research
in 1961, and a Ph.D in operations research in 1962, the latter two from the Case Institute of Technology.
In collaboration with Steven Brams
, he devised approval voting
in 1977. In 1996, he won the John von Neumann Prize.
He has retired after many years of research at AT&T
Bell Laboratories in the state of New Jersey
, United States
. He is married to the theologian Janet Forsythe Fishburn.
He has an Erdős number
of 1.
He received his B.S. in industrial engineering
Industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
from Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
in 1958, his M.S. in operations research
Operations research
Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
in 1961, and a Ph.D in operations research in 1962, the latter two from the Case Institute of Technology.
In collaboration with Steven Brams
Steven Brams
Steven J. Brams is a game theorist and political scientist at the New York University Department of Politics. Brams is best known for using the techniques of game theory and public choice to research voting systems and fair division. He is one of the independent discoverers of approval voting...
, he devised approval voting
Approval voting
Approval voting is a single-winner voting system used for elections. Each voter may vote for as many of the candidates as the voter wishes. The winner is the candidate receiving the most votes. Each voter may vote for any combination of candidates and may give each candidate at most one vote.The...
in 1977. In 1996, he won the John von Neumann Prize.
He has retired after many years of research at AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
Bell Laboratories in the state of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He is married to the theologian Janet Forsythe Fishburn.
He has an Erdős number
Erdos number
The Erdős number describes the "collaborative distance" between a person and mathematician Paul Erdős, as measured by authorship of mathematical papers.The same principle has been proposed for other eminent persons in other fields.- Overview :...
of 1.