Forman S. Acton ’43 *44

Forman died Feb. 18, 2014, in Woodstown, N.J., following a brief illness.

Forman prepped at Phillips Exeter, where he was active in drama. At Princeton, he majored in chemical engineering and won the Allan Colburn Award both freshman and sophomore years for the highest grade-point average of chemical engineers. He was a member of Theatre Intime and of Gateway Club, where he served as vice president and president.

Forman joined the Army in 1944 and was assigned to Oak Ridge, Tenn., where he was involved in the production of uranium-235. Upon his discharge, he returned to Princeton and earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering in 1944. He later attended Carnegie Tech, where he received a Ph.D. in applied math in 1949.

His career as a professor of computer science at Princeton began in 1952 and ended with his retirement in 1990, during which time he became a pioneer in the development of computers and taught in the Analytical Research Group. While teaching at Princeton, he authored three textbooks.

Forman was a seasoned world traveler and at one time spent 31 days on the crew of a sailing ketch going from Hawaii to San Francisco.

His survivors include several cousins and many good friends.