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McCarthy, John, 1927-2011

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Personal name headingMcCarthy, John, 1927-2011
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Variant(s)McCarthy, J. (John), 1927-2011
Associated placeStanford (Calif.)
Birth date19270904
Death date20111024
Field of activityComputers Artificial intelligence
Profession or occupationComputer scientists
Found inShannon, C. E. Automata studies, 1956.
New York times WWW site, Oct. 27, 2011 (in obituary published Oct. 25: John McCarthy; b. Sept. 4, 1927, Boston; d. Monday [Oct. 24, 2011], Stanford, Calif., aged 84; computer scientist who helped design the foundation of today's Internet-based computing and who is widely credited with coining the term for a frontier of research he helped pioneer, artificial intelligence, or A.I.)
Mathematical theory programs, 2013: t.p. (John McMarthy [sic]) preface (the late Professor John McCarthy)
Associated languageeng