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Marvin Minsky in 2008

Marvin Lee Minsky (August 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016) was an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). He was the co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy. He won the Turing Award in 1969.

Minskey was born in New York City, New York. He studied at Phillips Academy, Harvard University and at Princeton University. Minskey died in Boston, Massachusetts of a cerebral hemorrhage on January 24, 2016 at the age of 88.

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  • Confocal measurement of 1-euro-star 3d and euro

    3D profile of a coin (partial) measured with a modern confocal white light microscope.

  • Minskytron-PDP-1-20070512

    The Minskytron or "Three Position Display" running on the Computer History Museum's PDP-1, 2007


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