Irving J. Good Papers, 1925-1992

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Irving J. Good Papers, 1925-1992

http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01155.xml

The Irving J. Good Papers consist of thirty-six bound volumes of photocopied articles reviews, interviews, correspondence, and lectures, created and complied by Good, a British mathematician and codebreaker during WWII, and Emeritus University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. The collection also includes research notes, bibliographies of works, and correspondence.

6.2 cu. ft.; 13 boxes

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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Good, Irving John.

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Irving John Good (December 9, 1916-April 5, 2009) was an Emeritus University Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Educated at Cambridge University (Ph.D., mathematics, 1941; Sc.D., 1963) and Oxford University (D.Sc., 1964), Good went on to work with Alan Turing breaking German naval ciphers from 1941-1943. Following World War II, Good taught at Manchester University and Oxford University until 1967 when he moved to the United States. From ...