W. Edwards Deming [1900-93] MiniPage at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore

        William Edwards Deming was born 14 October 1900 in Sioux Ciy, Iowa. He studied engineering and mathematics and physics, obtaining his PhD at Yale University in 1928. He also studied music, playing many instruments and writing music his whole life. He married Agnes Bell in 1922; she died in 1930. In 1932, he married Lola Elizabeth Shupe and they moved to Washington, D.C. in 1936, living there until their deaths.
        He became a statistician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Army. His post-WWII work in Japan was an astounding success, and in 1951 J.U.S.E. {The Union of Japanese Scientists & Engineers} established the Deming Prize 'for contributions to quality and dependability of product' in his honor. He was awarded the A.S.Q.'s Shewhart Medal in 1955 and the Second Order Medal of the Sacred Treasure by Emperor Hirohito in 1960, among other awards.
        Deming was revered in Japan like few other Americans, yet largely ignored in his home country until recently. He established the Institute bearing his name just before his death 'to foster understanding of The Deming System of Profound Knowledge™ to advance commerce, prosperity and peace'. He wrote many books, but the central works are "Out of the Crisis" [1982] and "The New Economics" [1993] (see below). He died at home on 20 December 1993.

	"Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality" [1990] by Rafael Aguayo Fireside 8½x5½ pb [9/91] for $11.20 Lyle Stuart 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/90] out of print/used
	"Out of the Crisis" [1982] by W. Edwards Deming MIT Press 8½x5½ pb [8/2000] for $25.00 SPC Press 8¾x5¾ hardvover [2/82] out of print/used
	"The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education" [1993] by W. Edwards Deming MIT Press 9x6 pb [8/2000] for $21.95
	"The World of W. Edwards Deming" [1992] by Cecelia S. Kilian {Deming's secretary for 39 years} SPC Press hardcover [8/92] for $21.99

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