IN MEMORIAM STEVEN VAJDA, 1901-1995

摘要

It is a gift of grace to enjoy a long life without suffering the physical horrors of old age and even more so to preserve both a warm heart and a brilliant mind to the end. Those gifts were granted to Professor Steven Vajda who passed away after a short illness on the 10th December 1995. His fiftieenth book, A Mathematical Kaleidoscope, co-authored with Emeritus Professor Brian Conolly, came out just a few weeks before his death. The following biographical notes are based on the section "About our Authors" found therein, on conversations with Professor Conolly, on an interview in OR Newsletter (Bather, 1995), and on the citation prepared by Professor Maurice Shutler for the Award of the Companionship of the Operational Research Society to Steven Vajda (Shutler, 1995).