David Hawkins (philosopher)

David Hawkins
David Hawkins' Los Alamos ID badge
Born	(1913-02-28)February 28, 1913 El Paso, Texas
Died	February 24, 2002(2002-02-24) (aged 88) Boulder, Colorado
Nationality	American
Known for	Hawkins–Simon theorem
Academic background
Alma mater	Stanford University University of California, Berkeley
Thesis	A Causal Interpretation of Probability
Academic work
Institutions	George Washington University University of Colorado

David Hawkins (February 28, 1913 – February 24, 2002) was an American scientist whose interests included the philosophy of science, mathematics, economics, childhood science education, and ethics. He was also an administrative assistant at the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory and later one of its official historians. Together with Herbert A. Simon, he discovered and proved the Hawkins–Simon theorem.