Herbert A. Simon

Full Name: Herbert Alexander Simon
Profession: Economist and Political Scientist

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Biography: Herbert A. Simon was an American economist, political scientist, and cognitive psychologist who made significant contributions to numerous fields, including artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive science, and decision-making theory. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1978 for his pioneering research on decision-making processes within economic organizations.

In the field of AI, Simon was an early advocate for the development of intelligent machines that could replicate human problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Along with Allen Newell and Cliff Shaw, he developed the Logic Theorist, one of the first AI programs, as well as the General Problem Solver, which was designed to solve problems using human-like methods.

Simon's work laid the foundation for many subsequent advances in AI research, particularly in the areas of problem-solving, search algorithms, and knowledge representation. Simon and Newell were awarded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)'s Turing Award in 1975 for "basic contributions to artificial intelligence, the psychology of human cognition, and list processing."

Born: June 15, 1916
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Gemini

Died: February 9, 2001 (aged 84)