L.V.Kantorovich and Linear Programming

TL;DR

This paper discusses the life, work, and impact of Leonid Kantorovich, highlighting his contributions to linear programming, economic theories, and the development of mathematical economics and operational research.

Contribution

It provides a personal overview of Kantorovich's scientific achievements and his role in founding and advancing linear programming and related fields.

Findings

Kantorovich developed the Kantorovich metric.

He was instrumental in establishing linear programming.

His work influenced modern mathematical economics.

Abstract

I want to write about what I know and remember about the activities of Leonid Vital'evich Kantorovich, an outstanding scientist of the 20th century; about his dramatic struggle for recognition of his mathematical economic theories; about the initial stage of the history of linear programming; about beautuful Kantorovich metric, about the creation of a new area of mathematical activity related to economic applications, which is called sometimes operation research, sometimes mathematical economics, sometimes linear and convex programming, or economic cybernetics, etc.; about its place in the modern mathematical landscape; and, finally, about several personal impressions of this distinguished scientist. The notes in no way pretend to exhaust these topics.