J. Wallace Givens *36

J. WALLACE GIVENS, distinguished mathematician and pioneer in computer science, died Mar. 5, 1993, at the age of 82. Born in Alberene, Va., he earned his bachelor's degree, at the age of 17, from Lynchburg College, a master of science degree at the Univ. of Virginia, in 1931, and a Ph.D from Princeton. His professional career included work with the earliest vacuum tube computers, including UNIVAC and ORACLE, the latter at Oak Ridge Nat. Laboratory. He then spent several years teaching at the Univ. of Tennessee, Wayne State Univ. and Northwestern Univ. In 1960, Prof. Givens joined the staff at Argonne Nail. Laboratory, where he served until retirement (1975) as senior scientist and director of the Division of Applied Mathematics. He was honored in Bonn (1974) by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, served (19691970) as president of the Society of lndustrial and Applied Mathematics, and retired in 1979 as professor emeritus from Northwestern Univ. Prof. Givens is survived by his former wife, Virginia, three sons, and four grandchildren. We extend sincere sympathy to his family and friends.

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