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A Chevron geophysicist coded it before Tukey, but did not publish it

• mjfl 10y ago
  I am genuinely interested in the source for that if you have it.
  • deleted 10y ago
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  • my_first_acct 10y ago
    Here [1] is a mathforum.org thread discussing the unpublished predecessors of the FFT. Vern Herbert of Chevron is mentioned, but so are several others. The mathforum thread has a link to a pdf that supposedly contains more information, but that link is dead. [1] http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=1640228 http://mathforum.org/kb/message.jspa?messageID=1640228
    • peter303 10y ago
      Correct. Since I am a geophysicist I met him a few times. He was pround of his achievements despite limited recognition. A defect of the US R&D system which promotes competitive secrecy over scientific gain.
  • hughw 10y ago
    I missed this subthread before posting my comment -- it was Vern Herbert in 1962, according to a book by Jon Claerbout. Details in my other comment.