Arthur Samuel (computer scientist)
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For the British politician, see Arthur Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft.
Arthur Lee Samuel (December 5, 1901 – July 29, 1990)[3] was an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence.[1] He popularized the term "machine learning" in 1959.[4] The Samuel Checkers-playing Program was among the world's first successful self-learning programs, and as such a very early demonstration of the fundamental concept of artificial intelligence (AI).[5] He was also a senior member in the TeX community who devoted much time giving personal attention to the needs of users and wrote an early TeX manual in 1983.[6]
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Arthur Lee Samuel | |
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Born | (1901-12-05)December 5, 1901 |
Died | July 29, 1990(1990-07-29) (aged 88) |
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | MIT (Master 1926) College of Emporia (1923) |
Known for | Samuel Checkers-playing Program Alpha–beta pruning (an early implementation) Pioneer in Machine Learning[1] TeX project (with Donald Knuth) |
Awards | Computer Pioneer Award (1987) [2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Science |
Institutions | Bell Laboratories (1928) University of Illinois (1946) IBM Poughkeepsie Laboratory (1949) Stanford University (1966) |
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