Peter E. Hart

American computer scientist
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Peter E. Hart

Summary

Peter E. Hart is a human[1]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], computer scientist[4], entrepreneur[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Peter E. Hart was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter E. Hart held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Peter E. Hart worked as an engineer[3].
  • Peter E. Hart's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Peter E. Hart worked as an entrepreneur[5].
  • Peter E. Hart's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Peter E. Hart's field of work was artificial intelligence[9].
  • Among Peter E. Hart's employers was SRI International[10].
  • Peter E. Hart's doctoral advisor was Thomas M. Cover[11].
  • Peter E. Hart received the AAAI Fellow[12].
  • Peter E. Hart received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Peter E. Hart received the IEEE Fellow[14].
  • Peter E. Hart was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[15].
  • Peter E. Hart was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[16].
  • Peter E. Hart was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Peter E. Hart's image is recorded as Peter E. Hart at CHM Mar-2005.jpg[18].
  • Peter E. Hart is recorded as male[19].
  • Peter E. Hart's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Peter E. Hart's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109817656[21].
  • Peter E. Hart's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66121455[22].
  • Peter E. Hart's GND ID is recorded as 170046265[23].
  • Peter E. Hart's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2001042509[24].
  • Peter E. Hart's IdRef ID is recorded as 055749313[25].
  • Peter E. Hart's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00863964[26].
  • Peter E. Hart earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter E. Hart was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Peter E. Hart's doctoral advisor was Thomas M. Cover[11]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Electrical Engineering[27], Master of Science[28], and Doctor of Philosophy[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], computer scientist[4], entrepreneur[5], and university teacher[6]. Peter E. Hart's field of work was artificial intelligence[9]. He was employed by SRI International[10].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[12], a science award[30], in United States[31]; ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[32]; and IEEE Fellow[14], a science award[33].

Why It Matters

Peter E. Hart ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

He is credited with the discovery of A* search algorithm[35], a pathfinding algorithm[36].

FAQs

What did Peter E. Hart do for work?

Peter E. Hart worked as engineer[3], computer scientist[4], entrepreneur[5], and university teacher[6].

What awards did Peter E. Hart receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[12], ACM Fellow[13], and IEEE Fellow[14].

What did Peter E. Hart discover?

Peter E. Hart is credited as discoverer of A* search algorithm[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . google.com. Retrieved . google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . google.com. Retrieved . google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . google.com. Retrieved . google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [2] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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