Marvin Minsky

Marvin Lee Minsky (born August 9, 1927) is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy. Marvin Lee Minsky was born in New York City to a Jewish family, where he attended The Fieldston School and the Bronx High School of Science. He later attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He serv... More

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  • Aug 9, 1927 (age 84 years)

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  • Old Man Minsky,
  • Marvin Lee Minsky
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Military Person

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Military Force From date To date
  • 1944
  • 1945
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Awards Won:

Year Award Notes/Description
  • 1969
  • for his work in artificial intelligence
  • 1990
  • for the establishment of an academic field named Artificial Intelligence and the proposal of fundamental theories in that field.
  • 2001
  • 2001
  • Computer and Cognitive Science
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