General Problem Solver

computer program created in 1959
CreativeWork computer_program Q1387212
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General Problem Solver

Summary

General Problem Solver is a computer program[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (computer_program category, ranking #23 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Problem Solver is the creator of Herbert Simon[3].
  • General Problem Solver is the creator of Cliff Shaw[4].
  • General Problem Solver is the creator of Allen Newell[5].
  • General Problem Solver's instance of is recorded as computer program[6].
  • General Problem Solver's programmed in is recorded as Information Processing Language[7].
  • General Problem Solver's publication date is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • General Problem Solver's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04kt6l[9].
  • General Problem Solver's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/General-Problem-Solver[10].
  • General Problem Solver's definition domain is recorded as General Problem Solver[11].
  • General Problem Solver's last update is recorded as +1967-04-18T00:00:00Z[12].

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Authorship and Creation

Created works include Herbert Simon[3], an economist[13], 1916–2001[14], of United States[15], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[16], specialised in political science[17]; Cliff Shaw[4], an engineer[18], 1922–1991[19]; and Allen Newell[5], a psychologist[20], 1927–1992[21], of United States[22], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[23], specialised in computer science[24].

Publication

General Problem Solver's publication date is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

General Problem Solver draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (computer_program category, ranking #23 of 130).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . instructionaldesign.org. Retrieved . instructionaldesign.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . ai-su13.artifice.cc. Retrieved . ai-su13.artifice.cc. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . instructionaldesign.org. Retrieved . instructionaldesign.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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