List of Famous people with last name Tukey

John Tukey

John Wilder Tukey

First Name John

Last Name Tukey

Born on June 16, 1915

Died on July 26, 2000 (aged 85)

Born in United States of America, Massachusetts

John Wilder Tukey was an American mathematician best known for development of the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot. The Tukey range test, the Tukey lambda distribution, the Tukey test of additivity, and the Teichmüller–Tukey lemma all bear his name. He is also credited with coining the term 'bit'.

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