Cleve Moler has died

Cleve Moler 去世

We are saddened to share that Cleve Moler passed away on May 20, 2026, at the age of 86 at his home surrounded by his family. Cleve was chief mathematician and cofounder of MathWorks and the author of the first version of MATLAB. 我们怀着沉痛的心情告知大家，Cleve Moler 于 2026 年 5 月 20 日在家人的陪伴下在家中去世，享年 86 岁。Cleve 是 MathWorks 的首席数学家兼联合创始人，也是 MATLAB 最初版本的作者。

In his early years, he was a professor of math and computer science for almost 20 years at the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and the University of New Mexico. During this time he was known for being one of the authors of LINPACK and EISPACK, two foundational Fortran libraries for numerical computing. One popular paper of his is “Nineteen Dubious Ways to Compute the Exponential of a Matrix.” 早年间，他曾在密歇根大学、斯坦福大学和新墨西哥大学担任数学和计算机科学教授近 20 年。在此期间，他因作为 LINPACK 和 EISPACK 的作者之一而闻名，这两者是数值计算领域基础的 Fortran 库。他的一篇热门论文是《计算矩阵指数的十九种可疑方法》（Nineteen Dubious Ways to Compute the Exponential of a Matrix）。

He is coauthor of three traditional textbooks on numerical methods and author of two online books, Numerical Computing with MATLAB and Experiments with MATLAB. 他曾合著过三本关于数值方法的传统教科书，并撰写了两本在线书籍：《MATLAB 数值计算》（Numerical Computing with MATLAB）和《MATLAB 实验》（Experiments with MATLAB）。

Cleve made extraordinary contributions to the field of numerical computing. His work had a profound impact on how mathematical algorithms are developed, analyzed, and applied across science and engineering. From his early contributions to matrix computations and numerical linear algebra to the creation of MATLAB, Cleve helped make advanced computational methods more accessible, reliable, and widely used. Cleve 为数值计算领域做出了卓越贡献。他的工作对科学和工程领域中数学算法的开发、分析和应用产生了深远影响。从他早期在矩阵计算和数值线性代数方面的贡献，到 MATLAB 的诞生，Cleve 帮助推动了先进计算方法向更易用、更可靠和更广泛应用的方向发展。

Cleve has also played a central role in building and nurturing the broader numerical computing community. Through his research, writing, and decades of engagement with academics and practitioners, he helped shape the direction of the field and inspired generations of researchers, educators, and engineers. Cleve 在建立和培育更广泛的数值计算社区方面也发挥了核心作用。通过他的研究、写作以及与学术界和从业者数十年的互动，他帮助塑造了该领域的发展方向，并激励了数代研究人员、教育工作者和工程师。

His recent election to the National Academy of Sciences and his prior election to the National Academy of Engineering are recognitions of a career that has advanced both the theory and practice of numerical computing in lasting ways. 他近期当选美国国家科学院院士，以及此前当选美国国家工程院院士，是对他职业生涯的认可——他在数值计算的理论与实践方面都留下了深远的影响。

Recognition / 荣誉奖项

2026: Election to the National Academy of Sciences / 当选美国国家科学院院士
2023: ICIAM Industry Prize / ICIAM 工业奖
2017: Computer History Museum Fellow Award / 计算机历史博物馆研究员奖
2014: IEEE John von Neumann Medal / IEEE 约翰·冯·诺依曼奖章
2012: IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award / IEEE 计算机协会计算机先驱奖
1997: Election to the National Academy of Engineering / 当选美国国家工程院院士