Marvin Minsky

Marvin Lee Minsky (August 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016) was an American cognitive and computer scientist concerned largely with research of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts concerning AI and philosophy.

Marvin Minsky
Minsky in 2008
Born(1927-08-09)August 9, 1927
DiedJanuary 24, 2016(2016-01-24) (aged 88)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Princeton University (MA, PhD)
Known for
Spouse
Gloria Rudisch
(m. 1952)
Children3
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisTheory of Neural-Analog Reinforcement Systems and Its Application to the Brain Model Problem (1954)
Doctoral advisorAlbert W. Tucker
Doctoral students
Websiteweb.media.mit.edu/~minsky

Minsky received many accolades and honors, including the 1969 Turing Award.

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