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Raffensperger was raised in Chicago and is the daughter of John G. Raffensperger, a paediatric surgeon. [3] After gaining an interest in archaeology while at college, she went on to study a bachelor's degree at Wheaton College, before then completing her master's degree at Northwestern University.
Alan Paige Lightman (born November 28, 1948) is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. [1] [2] He has served on the faculties of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is currently a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT.
Barto received his B.S. with distinction in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1970, after having initially majored in naval architecture and engineering. After reading work by Michael Arbib and McCulloch and Pitts he became interested in using computers and mathematics to model the brain, and five years later was awarded a Ph.D. in computer science for a thesis on cellular automata.
Several major computer-related organizations have originated at MIT since the 1980s: Richard Stallman's GNU Project and the subsequent Free Software Foundation were founded in the mid-1980s at the AI Lab; the MIT Media Lab was founded in 1985 by Nicholas Negroponte and Jerome Wiesner to promote research into novel uses of computer technology ...
At MIT, he teaches classes on leadership, information technology, and artificial intelligence. [ 2 ] Malone's research up to 2004 is summarized in his book The Future of Work: How the New Order of Business Will Shape Your Organization, Your Management Style, and Your Life .
Roland Gareis (born March 15, 1948) is an Austrian economist, former Professor of Project Management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and consultant.He is known for his work on the theory and practice of project management, [1] and is considered co-founder of the "Management by projects" approach.
His most famous work is Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, originally based on the German Hütte, was first published in 1916 as Mechanical Engineer's Handbook and contained 1836 pages. [8] Its latest edition (11th, 2006) was compiled by 160 authors and comprised 1800 pages . [9] His other books include
In her 40+ year career as a Special Assistant to the President and Chancellor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Rowe became a model for the role of ombud. [3] Rowe was a founding member and the first President of the Corporate Ombudsman Association (COA), now the International Ombuds Association .