FOR JOHN B. SLAUGHTER

Jaire S. for John B. Slaughter

John Brooks Slaughter was a computer scientist. He was also President and CEO of
the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. He’s best known for the
computer algorithms that he developed for system optimization and discrete signal
processing. The algorithms focused on ocean and environmental problems. He is a
member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He’s also the recipient of 28
honorary degrees.

My name is Jaire S. I am 11 years old and in 6th grade at Grover Washington
Jr. Middle School. I like to play football and baseball. When I grow up I want to be
involved with computers. This relates to John Brooks Slaughter because he worked with
computers too.