American statistician, author, and academic (born 1900)

W. Edwards Deming

William Edwards Deming was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He is also known as the father of the quality movement, known as "Lean manufacturing" today, and was hugely influential in post-WWII Japan, credited with revolutionizing Japan's industry and making it one of the most dominant economies in the world. He is best known for his theories of management.

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1900

October 14

Died

1993

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1066 The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1586 Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
1656 The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends.

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The world in 1900

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april 1 Prince George becomes absolute monarch of the Cretan State.
april 10 British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. Six hundred British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
april 12 One day after its enactment by the Congress, President William McKinley signs the Foraker Act into law, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
april 14 The world's fair Exposition Universelle opens in Paris.

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Aaron Copland 1900–1990 American composer and conductor (born 1900) Alastair Sim 1900–1976 Scottish-English actor (born 1900) Arnold Orville Beckman 1900– American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (died 2004) Bill Ponsford 1900– Australian cricketer and baseball player (died 1991) Bunny Ahearne 1900–1985 Irish-born English businessman (born 1900) Douglas Jardine 1900– Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (died 1958) Eduardo De Filippo 1900–1984 Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1984) Edward Ardizzone 1900– Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (died 1979) Ellen Broe 1900– Danish nurse, pioneer in nursing education (died 1994)

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