Author: Philip McCord Morse
Alternate names: Philip M. Morse
Born: 6 August 1903
Died: 5 September 1985
Bio: Philip McCord Morse (August 6, 1903 – 5 September 1985), was an American physicist, administrator and pioneer of operations research (OR) in World War II. He is considered to be the father of operations research in the U.S.

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