Cleve Moler (Matlab, MathWorks) passed away on May 20, 2026
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- Clevel Moler, cofounder of MathWorks and author of the first version of MATLAB, passed away on May 20, 2026, at 86.
- He served as a professor for nearly 20 years at universities including Michigan, Stanford, and New Mexico, and contributed to libraries like LINPACK and EISPACK.
- Moler authored numerical computing textbooks and online texts, significantly advancing the field and making computational methods more accessible.
- He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering, recognizing his impact on numerical computing theory and practice.