Jay Forrester SM ’45 (Part 1)
Germeshausen Professor of Management, emeritus
Project Whirlwind 1944–1956

A pioneer in early digital computing, Jay Forrester began his career as an engineer and is credited with inventing the first military radar systems and flight simulators, randomaccess memory, and the Whirlwind digital computer. In the mid1950s Professor Forrester moved into management, where he became the father of system dynamics, using his knowledge of and experience with electrical systems to analyze human systems. He is currently writing about revamping the US education system.