| Article ID: | iaor20032067 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 61 |
| End Page Number: | 68 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Journal: | Operations Research |
| Authors: | Gass Saul I. |
| Keywords: | history |
We review the early history of linear programming with respect to the solution of linear equations, computer developments, and its origins within the federal government.