George Francis Carrier was a mathematician and the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics Emeritus of Harvard University. He was particularly noted for his ability to intuitively model a physical system and then deduce an analytical solution. He worked especially in the modeling of fluid mechanics, combustion, and tsunamis. He was born in Millinocket, Maine, on May 4, 1918. He attended Cornell University, where he received an M.E. in 1939 and a Ph.D. in 1944, working with Professor Norman Goodier. In 1990, he received the National Medal of Science, the United States' highest scientific award, presented by President Bush, for his contributions to the natural sciences. He died from esophageal cancer on March 8, 2002.