George Marsaglia

George Marsaglia ( born March 12, 1924 in Denver, † February 15, 2011 in Tallahassee ) was a mathematician and computer scientist.

Marsaglia became deeply involved with the generation and testing of random numbers and cryptology.

He developed the Polar method for generating normally distributed random numbers.

In 1968 he established the eponymous set of Marsaglia, dealing with specific properties of linear congruential generators.

Last Marsaglia taught at Florida State University.