John McCarthy (computer scientist)
(1927-2011)
American computer scientist
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John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence. He coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), developed the Lisp programming language family, significantly influenced the design of the ALGOL programming language, popularized time-sharing, invented garbage collection, and was very influential in the early development of AI.
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4 September 1927 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| Died |
24 October 2011 (aged 84) Stanford, California, United States
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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