The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Lewin Wisman which was dated 1154, in Records of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry 11, known as The Builder of Churches, 1154 - 1189.
Optimization is an act, process, or methodology of making something (as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible; specifically : the mathematical procedures (as finding the maximum of a function) involved in this.
In its most general sense, an algorithm is any set of detailed instructions which results in a predictable end-state from a known beginning. Algorithms are only as good as the instructions given, however, and the result will be incorrect if the algorithm is not properly defined.