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   Who was John McCarthy?

   • John McCarthy, a computer scientist who helped design the foundation of today’s Internet-based computing and who is widely credited with coining the term for a frontier of research he helped pioneer, Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., died on Monday at his home in Stanford, Calif. He was 84.

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   What did John McCarthy do for a living?

   • John McCarthy (born September 4, 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 24, 2011, Stanford, California) was an American mathematician and computer scientist who was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (AI); his main research in the field involved the formalization of commonsense knowledge.

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   How did John McCarthy contribute to artificial intelligence?

   • McCarthy championed mathematics such as lambda calculus and invented logics for achieving common sense in artificial intelligence. John McCarthy is one of the "founding fathers" of artificial intelligence, together with Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky, Allen Newell, and Herbert A. Simon.

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   Was John McCarthy a good scientist?

   • The casual vistor may gain the impression that John McCarthy was limited to the study of scientific advancement. However, to those who knew him John was so much more than a gifted scientist. He had the curiosity and playfulness of a child, and lived life to the fullest.

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   John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. He was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence.

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   May 1, 2024 · John McCarthy (born September 4, 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 24, 2011, Stanford, California) was an American mathematician and computer scientist who was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (AI); his main research in the field involved the formalization of commonsense knowledge.

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   Oct 24, 2011 · Learn about John McCarthy, a legendary computer scientist who developed time-sharing, invented LISP, and founded AI. Explore his work, social commentary, and acknowledgements on his website.

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   Oct 25, 2011 · John McCarthy coined the term \"artificial intelligence\" and created the programming language LISP in 1958. He was a professor emeritus of computer science at Stanford and a recipient of the Turing Award, the Kyoto Prize and the National Medal of Science.

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   Oct 25, 2011 · John McCarthy, 84, Dies; Computer Design Pioneer. By John Markoff. Oct. 25, 2011. John McCarthy, a computer scientist who helped design the foundation of today’s Internet-based computing and who ...

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   Learn about John McCarthy's contributions and impact in computer science, artificial intelligence, and symbolic computation. Explore his scientific articles, awards, obituaries, and news.

9. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesJohn McCarthy: Computer scientist known as the father of AI

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   Nov 1, 2011 · John McCarthy, an American computer scientist pioneer and inventor, was known as the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI) after playing a seminal role in defining the field devoted to the ...