Daniel Gillespie
Daniel Thomas Gillespie | |
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| Born | 15 August 1938 Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | 19 April 2017 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Rice University Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Gillespie algorithm |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics and Stochastic Processes |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park NAWC China Lake |
| Doctoral advisor | Aihud Pevsner |
| Other academic advisors | Jan Sengers |
Daniel Thomas Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/ ghil-ESP-ee; 15 August 1938 – 19 April 2017) was a physicist who is best known for his derivation in 1976 of the stochastic simulation algorithm (SSA), also called the Gillespie algorithm. Gillespie's broader research has produced articles on cloud physics, random variable theory, Brownian motion, Markov process theory, electrical noise, light scattering in aerosols, and quantum mechanics.