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Olaf Helmer

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Beginning 1944, Helmer was involved in work for the National Defense Research Council under John Williams (1909-1964). He would join Williams at the newly formed RAND Corporation in 1946.
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Helmer's interests later turned towards forecasting and prediction. Collaborating with colleagues Norman Dalkey (1915-2004) and
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Helmer moved to the United States in 1937, first working as a research assistant to
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Nicolas Rescher (2006). "The Berlin school of logical empiricism and its legacy".
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School of Business Administration at the University of Southern California
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forecasting technique, also known as ETE (Estimate/Talk/Estimate).
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Norman Crolee Dalkey (November 22, 1915 - February 22, 2004)
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John Davis Williams (June 17, 1909 - November 20, 1964)
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German-American logician and futurologist (1910 – 2011)
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RAND Corporation
Institute for the Future
Berlin
University of Berlin
Hans Reichenbach
Russell's paradox
Susan Stebbing
University of London
Russell
Rudolf Carnap
University of Chicago
Nicholas Rescher
Delphi method
Institute for the Future
School of Business Administration at the University of Southern California
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10.1007/s10670-005-4311-7
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