| Article ID: | iaor20032127 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 146 |
| End Page Number: | 148 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Journal: | Operations Research |
| Authors: | Little John D.C. |
Morse was the many-sided founding father of operations research in the United States. Following his pioneering wartime effort, he vigorously promoted the nonmilitary development of the field. A glimpse into his activities and accomplishments helps explain the vitality and high intellectual standards of the field.