John McCarthy
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Summary
John McCarthy was born in Boston[1]. He died in Stanford[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,394 views/month, #4,144 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Alta Mesa Memorial Park[9]
- Mother: Ida Glatt McCarthy[10]
- Country of citizenship: United States[11]
- Field of work: artificial intelligence[12]
- Employer: Princeton University[13], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], Stanford University[15]
- Educated at: California Institute of Technology[16], Princeton University[17], Belmont High School[18]
- Doctoral advisor: Donald C. Spencer[19]
- Award received: Turing Award[20], Benjamin Franklin Medal[21], National Medal of Science[22], Computer History Museum Fellow[23], IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[24], Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology[25], Computer Pioneer Award[26], Programming Languages Achievement Award[27], AAAI Fellow[28], Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[29], ACM Fellow[30]
- Member of: National Academy of Sciences[31], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[32], Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[33], Association for Computing Machinery[34]
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[35]
- Sex or gender: male[36]
- Doctoral student: Raj Reddy[37], Ramanathan V. Guha[38], Barbara Liskov[39], Ruzena Bajcsy[40], Erik Sandewall[41], Randall Davis[42], Cordell Green[43], James Allan Painter[44], Monti Don Callero[45], Donald Maurice Kaplan[46], Donald Arthur Waterman[47], Pierre Jules Louis Edmond Vicens[48], Gilbert Falk[49], Lynn Herman Quam[50]
- Military branch: United States Army[51]
- Commons category: John McCarthy (computer scientist)[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for John McCarthy include McCarthy 91 function[53].
Why It Matters
John McCarthy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Steve Russell[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1937[58], of United States[59], specialised in programmer[60]; Richard P. Gabriel[61], a computer scientist[62], b. 1949[63], of United States[64], awarded the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[65]; Wally Feurzeig[66], an artificial intelligence researcher[67], 1927–2013[68], of United States[69], specialised in computer science[70]; Pat Hayes[71], a computer scientist[72], b. 1944[73], of United States[74], awarded the AAAI Fellow[75]; Kent Pitman[76], a programmer[77], b. 2000[78], specialised in computer science[79]; and Louis Hodes[80], a computer scientist[81], 1934–2008[82], of United States[83], specialised in mathematics[84].
He is credited with the discovery of history of artificial intelligence[85], an aspect of history[86] and S-expression[87], a data serialization format[88]. Entities named for him include McCarthy 91 function[53].
His notable doctoral advisees include Barbara Liskov[89], Hans Moravec[90], Raj Reddy[91], Ramanathan V. Guha[92], Ruzena Bajcsy[93], and Cordell Green[94].
FAQs
Where was John McCarthy born?
John McCarthy was born in Boston[1].
Where did John McCarthy die?
John McCarthy died in Stanford[2].
Who were John McCarthy's parents?
John McCarthy's mother was Ida Glatt McCarthy[10].
What did John McCarthy do for work?
John McCarthy worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7].
Where did John McCarthy go to school?
John McCarthy was educated at California Institute of Technology[16], Princeton University[17], and Belmont High School[18].
What awards did John McCarthy receive?
Honors received include Turing Award[20], Benjamin Franklin Medal[21], National Medal of Science[22], and Computer History Museum Fellow[23].
Who did John McCarthy influence?
John McCarthy has been cited as an influence by Steve Russell[56], Richard P. Gabriel[61], Wally Feurzeig[66], and Pat Hayes[71].
What did John McCarthy discover?
John McCarthy is credited as discoverer of history of artificial intelligence[85] and S-expression[87].