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'''Jeff Westbrook''' is a [[Screenwriting|TV writer]] best known for his work on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]'', for which he is a two-time winner of the [[WGA Award]].<ref name="wga07"/><ref name="wga08"/> |
'''Jeff Westbrook''' is a [[Screenwriting|TV writer]] best known for his work on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]'', for which he is a two-time winner of the [[WGA Award]].<ref name="wga07"/><ref name="wga08"/> |
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Prior to becoming a TV writer, Westbrook was a successful [[algorithms]] researcher. After majoring in [[physics]] and [[history of science]] at [[Harvard University]], he studied [[computer science]] with [[Robert Tarjan]] at [[Princeton University]], receiving his [[Ph.D.]] in 1989 with a thesis entitled ''Algorithms and Data Structures for Dynamic Graph Algorithms''.<ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=82124|name=Jeffery Westbrook}}.</ref> He then took a faculty position at [[Yale University]], later becoming a researcher for [[AT&T Laboratories]] before leaving research for Hollywood. Westbrook's [[Erdős number]] is three |
Prior to becoming a TV writer, Westbrook was a successful [[algorithms]] researcher. After majoring in [[physics]] and [[history of science]] at [[Harvard University]], he studied [[computer science]] with [[Robert Tarjan]] at [[Princeton University]], receiving his [[Ph.D.]] in 1989 with a thesis entitled ''Algorithms and Data Structures for Dynamic Graph Algorithms''.<ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=82124|name=Jeffery Westbrook}}.</ref> He then took a faculty position at [[Yale University]], later becoming a researcher for [[AT&T Laboratories]] before leaving research for Hollywood. Westbrook's [[Erdős number]] is three due to his research collaborations with Tarjan and others. |
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== Writing credits == |
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Revision as of 22:59, 21 December 2010
Jeff Westbrook is a TV writer best known for his work on The Simpsons and Futurama, for which he is a two-time winner of the WGA Award.[1][2]
Prior to becoming a TV writer, Westbrook was a successful algorithms researcher. After majoring in physics and history of science at Harvard University, he studied computer science with Robert Tarjan at Princeton University, receiving his Ph.D. in 1989 with a thesis entitled Algorithms and Data Structures for Dynamic Graph Algorithms.[3] He then took a faculty position at Yale University, later becoming a researcher for AT&T Laboratories before leaving research for Hollywood. Westbrook's Erdős number is three due to his research collaborations with Tarjan and others.
Writing credits
Futurama episodes
The Simpsons episodes
- "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister"
- "The Wettest Stories Ever Told"
- "Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2" - Won 2007 WGA Award in the Animation category.[1]
- "Apocalypse Cow" - Won 2008 WGA Award in the Animation category.[2]
- "No Loan Again, Naturally"
- "Pranks and Greens"
References
- ^ a b Dave McNary (2008-02-09). "Cody, Coen bros. top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Littleton, Cynthia (2009-02-07). "'Milk,' 'Slumdog' top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ Jeffery Westbrook at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
External links
- Jeff Westbrook at IMDb
- Dr. Sarah's Mathematical Backgrounds of the Simpsons Writers
- A Futurama Math Conversation with Dr. Jeff Westbrook
- Jeffery Westbrook: list of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server
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