Herbert Simon

Name: Herbert Simon

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

Death: February 9, 2001 (Age: 85)

Computer-related contributions

• Simon was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence.
• With Allen Newell, created the Logic Theorist and GPS (General Problem Solver) programs using the programming language IPL (Information Processing Language) he also helped create.
• With almost a thousand very highly cited publications, he is one of the most influential social scientists of the 20th century.

Significant publications

• The Sciences of the Artificial (1969).

Honors and awards

• Von Neumann Theory Prize (1988).
• National Medal of Science (1986).
• Nobel Prize in Economics (1978).
• Turing Award (1975).

Related computer pioneers

• Allen Newell

Quotes

"I don't care how big and fast computers are, they're not as big and fast as the world."