The term "linear programming" for certain optimization cases was due to George B. Dantzig, although much of the theory had been introduced by Leonid Kantorovich in 1939.
Historicamente, o termo programación linear para referirse a certos problemas de optimización débese a George B. Dantzig, aínda que gran parte da teoría fora introducida por Leonid Kantorovich en 1939.