The 1968 Arden house workshop on fast Fourier transform processing

The history of the fast Fourier transform of Cooley and Tukey, as well as experience with general-purpose optimization programs, suggests that publication alone does not result in wide use of a new and vastly more efficient computational technique. Recounting his role as entrepreneur and missionary in connection with the fast Fourier transform, the author emphasizes these difficulties and notes the need for mechanisms for easing the cross-utilization of valuable new techniques.