Eugene L Grant

Eugene L. Grant (1897–1996) has not been accorded the status of other quality pioneers, but nevertheless deserves to be mentioned with the others in this section. In Struebing (1996), Juran is quoted as saying, “His contribution to statistical methodology was much greater than (W. Edwards) Deming’s. Even though his impact on quality was profound and he was much more instrumental in advancing quality than Deming, the media—which overstated Deming’s contribution —didn’t publicize Grant’s contributions.”

Grant has been described as a quiet worker who did not seek to extol his accomplishments. He was an academic who spent over 30 years on the faculty of Stanford University. In the field of quality improvement he was best known for his classic book Statistical Quality Control, first published in 1946. Recent editions of the book have been co-authored by Richard S. Leavenworth. The seventh edition was published in 1996. A very large number of copies of the book were sold through the various editions, but some observers felt that his teaching of statistical quality control during World War II contributed at least as much to the increase in the use of quality techniques as has his well-known book.

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