Albert W. Tucker *32

ALBERT W. TUCKER, A. B. Dod professor of mathematics emeritus, died Jan. 25, 1995. He was 89. Professor Tucker was born in Canada and got his B.A. and M.A. from the Univ. of Toronto. After getting his Ph.D. at Princeton, he spent a year as a Natl. Research Fellow at Cambridge, Harvard, and the Univ. of Chicago.

In 1933, he returned to the mathematics department at Princeton and was soon named to the Dod professorship and to chairmanship of the department. Students flocked to him in great numbers because he was a talented teacher and a sympathetic ear for their ideas. He was a distinguished educator and did much to improve the teaching of mathematics.

Albert's numerous visiting professorships and government work during WWII led to his pioneering in the field of linear programming with his novel scenario called the "prisoner's dilemma." He retired in 1974, but continued his research for many years.

He is survived by his widow, Mary; sons Alan and Thomas; and daughter Barbara. To all his loved ones and devoted former students, we extend our deepest sympathy.