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Herbert Simon
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Herbert Simon was an American political scientist, economist and computer scientist whose 1956 work with Allen Newell modeling human problem-solving as a computational process helped found both artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Simon and Newell's Logic Theorist, presented that year, is widely regarded as the first program designed to imitate human reasoning. Simon's broader theory of bounded rationality, the idea that real decision-makers satisfice rather than optimize because information and cognitive capacity are limited, won him the 1978 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account FieldCognitive Science / Computer Science / Economics 2 Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own accountPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 1 NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountThe theories of bounded rationality and satisficing 1 BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1978 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, for his research into the decision-making process within economic organizations (bounded rationality).
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1. Herbert Simon (Wikipedia)
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he is best known for the theories of "bounded rationality" and "satisficing".
1. Herbert Simon (Wikipedia)
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Died February 9, 2001 (2001-02-09) (aged 84) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2. Cognitive Science (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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At this time, primitive computers had been around for only a few years, but pioneers such as John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Allen Newell, and Herbert Simon were founding the field of artificial intelligence.
2. Cognitive Science (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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