Dynamic Programming - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org ![rw-book-cover|200x400](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Metadata - Author: **en.wikipedia.org** - Full Title: Dynamic Programming - Wikipedia - Category: #articles - Tags: #programming - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming ## Highlights - Dynamic programming is both a mathematical optimization method and a computer programming method. The method was developed by Richard Bellman in the 1950s and has found applications in numerous fields, from aerospace engineering to economics. In both contexts it refers to simplifying a complicated problem by breaking it down into simpler sub-problems in a recursive manner