Allen Newell | |
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| Born | March 19, 1927 |
| Died | July 19, 1992 (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Princeton University Carnegie Mellon University |
| Known for | Information Processing Language Logic Theorist General Problem Solver Soar Unified Theories of Cognition |
| Spouse |
Noel McKenna (m. 1947) |
| Awards | A.M. Turing Award (1975) IJCAI Award for Research Excellence (1989) IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (1990) National Medal of Science (1992) Louis E. Levy Medal (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Cognitive psychology |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Doctoral advisor | Herbert A. Simon |
| Doctoral students | Hans Berliner Stuart Card John E. Laird Frank Ritter Milind Tambe |
Allen Newell (March 19, 1927 – July 19, 1992) was an American researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Psychology. He contributed to the Information Processing Language (1956) and two of the earliest AI programs, the Logic Theorist (1956) and the General Problem Solver (1957) (with Herbert A. Simon). He was awarded the ACM's A.M. Turing Award along with Herbert A. Simon in 1975 for their contributions to artificial intelligence and the psychology of human cognition.[1][2]
- ^ "Allen Newell, 65; Scientist Founded A Computing Field". The New York Times. July 20, 1992. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ Herbert A. Simon. "Allen Newell, Biographical Memoirs". United States National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 28, 2010.