Marvin Minsky

9 August 1927 – 24 January 2016

Marvin Lee Minsky was an American cognitive and computer scientist who was a co-founder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He made foundational contributions to artificial intelligence, the theory of computation, and cognitive science, and authored influential works including The Society of Mind.

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Born in New York City
9 August 1927

Marvin Minsky was born in New York City.

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Bachelor's degree from Harvard University
1950

Minsky earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Harvard.

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PhD from Princeton University
1954

Minsky received his doctorate in mathematics from Princeton.

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Co-founded the MIT AI Laboratory
1959

Minsky and John McCarthy established the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT.

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Published Perceptrons with Seymour Papert
1969

Minsky co-authored the influential book analyzing the limits of early neural networks.

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Received the Turing Award
1969

Minsky won the ACM Turing Award for his central role in creating artificial intelligence.

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Published The Society of Mind
1986

Minsky presented his theory of intelligence arising from interacting agents.

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Died in Boston, Massachusetts
24 January 2016

Minsky died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Boston.

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