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Mr. George entered the aerospace industry and participated in the conception, design, analysis, implementation, operation and maintenance of various sophisticated computerized systems. His work through much of this period was classified, though scientific articles did result in the general area of mathematical optimization, specifically nuclear rocket thrust optimization and complex scheduling algorithms. In 1969, Mr. George left industry to create the Center for the Study of Democratic Societies, a research and educational institution dedicated to the examination and explanation of the properties and possibilities of democratic societies. Mr. George has lectured, presented workshops and short courses as well as given TV and radio interviews on various aspects of present and potential democracy and advanced, democratic socioeconomic systems. He has presented his seminal work on Socioeconomic Democracy at a number of international conferences and is the author of numerous articles published in the U.S. and abroad. He has further developed the concept and discipline of Economic Engineering, first articulated by Keith Roberts. His honors include the Dr. Khurshid Ahmad Khan Memorial Award from the Pakistan Futuristics Institute for his "long-standing services to the Futures Field". Author of Common Sense II (Exposition-University Press, 1972), The Economists: A Book of Limericks (CSDS, 1987) and Socioeconomic Democracy: An Advanced Socioeconomic System (Praeger, 2002), a "slightly expurgated" list of his writing on psycho-politico-socio-economic systems is available at http://www.centersds.com/biblio.htm. Other, happier subjects are considered at http://www.centersds.com/lighter.htm Thoughtful collaboration, in any dimension(s) is/are sought. OpEdNews Member for 189 week(s) and 3 day(s) 0 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 5 Comments, 1 Diaries, 0 Polls
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