Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Golub, Gene H. (Gene Howard), 1932-2007
- Extent:
- 84 Linear Feet
- Language:
- The materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Gene Golub Papers (SC0892). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection is comprised of Professor Golub's professional records and includes notebooks on his research for his publications, lecture notes, articles, manuscripts, grant files, bibliographic materials on contemporaries, and correspondence. Also included are video recordings of lectures, workshops, and TV appearances.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gene Golub (1932-2007) was a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. Golub earned his bachelors, masters and PhD, all in mathematics, from the University of Illinois. His PhD advisor was Abraham Taub, who was influenced in turn by John von Neumann and became the general editor of John van Neumann's 6 volume biography. In 1959 Gene received an NFS Fellowship and worked as a fellow at the Mathematical Laboratory at University of Cambridge for 15 months. He worked for several industrial companies, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, and Space Technology Laboratories before he returned to academia. In 1962, Gene joined the faculty of Stanford as a visiting assistant professor in the Computer Science Division. Gene joined the newly formed Computer Science Department in and was chairman of the department from 1981 to 1985.
Gene was a leading pioneer in the field of numerical analysis, creating algorithms and software that allowed researchers to run large engineering and science calculations effectively on computers. In 1964, together with William Kahan and Christian Reinsch, he created an algorithm to compute the Singular Value Decomposition, or SVD, which will forever be an essential computational tool.
Professor Golub's many contributions have been internationally recognized. He was the recipient of 10 honorary degrees from institutions around the world and an honorary member of numerous societies. He authored or co-authored 18 books and about 250 papers over the course of his lifetime. He was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1981), Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (1986), the National Academy of Engineering (1990), the National Academy of Sciences (1993), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (1994), and the Hall of Fame for Engineering, Science and Technology (2002). Gene received the B. Bolzano Gold Medal for Merit in the Field of Mathematical Sciences in 1994. Of all his achievements, though, he was most proud of his 30 Ph.D. students and their accomplishments.
Throughout his career Gene was very involved with the applied mathematics community. He was president of SIAM, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and founded two SIAM journals: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (SISC) and SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Application (SIMAX).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the estate of Gene H. Golub, 2008.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box 22 of ARCH-2008-045 is restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Otherwise, materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Gene Golub Papers (SC0892). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022