Pamela McCorduck | |
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| Born | October 27, 1940 Liverpool, UK |
| Died | October 18, 2021 (aged 80) Walnut Creek, California, US |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
| Period | 1979–2021 |
| Notable works | Machines Who Think (1979, 2004) The Fifth Generation (1983) (with Edward Feigenbaum) |
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Pamela Ann McCorduck (October 27, 1940 – October 18, 2021) was a British-born American author of books about the history and philosophical significance of artificial intelligence, the future of engineering, and the role of women and technology. She also wrote three novels. She contributed to Omni, The New York Times, Daedalus, and the Michigan Quarterly Review, and was a contributing editor of Wired. She was a former vice president of the PEN American Center. She was married to computer scientist and academic Joseph F. Traub.