Shaping the Future: America’s Trailblazing Icon in Education Innovation
In every generation there are visionaries whose contributions stretch far beyond academic boundaries. They build bridges between ideas and action, theory and transformation, and in doing so, redefine the world around them. Professor Richard C. Larson is one such individual. Widely known as “Dr. Queue,” Larson is more than an operations research pioneer. He is a quiet revolutionary who has spent his life crafting systems that save lives, transform cities, and reimagine education itself.
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Richard C. Larson
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In the basement of a Needham, Massachusetts home in the early 1960s, a teenager blasted Elvis Presley and Little Richard at volumes that would have shattered his neighbors’ peace—if not for the soundproof room his engineer father had lovingly constructed. That teenager, Richard C. Larson, had no idea that his passion for physics and his father’s electrical engineering gifts would one day converge to create some of the most impactful innovations in operations research and education.
