Herbert A. Simon

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This paper takes a look at the life of Herbert A. Simon. The paper explains that Simon was a noted researcher on the human decision-making process and the father of artificial intelligence. The paper also reports that Simon was awarded a Nobel prize in economics for his contributions to the understanding of the human decision-making process.

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"The life story of Herbert Alexander Simon begins on June 15, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born to Arthur Simon and Edna Marguerite Merkel, he would be their second child after an older brother, Clarence Joseph (Simon, 1991). Throughout his childhood and teenage years, he would consider himself different from his friends. His religious affiliation (even though he was not a religious Jew), his above average intelligence, and his left-handedness would serve to create a feeling of separation (Simon, 1991). In 1933, at age 17, he would graduate from high school without a clear picture of a desired career. As Simon notes in his autobiography Models of my life, his public answers to the classic question of "What do you want to be" would range from soldier to lawyer, while privately he yearned for nothing more than the life an intellectual (1991). With this mindset, he would apply and study at the University of Chicago in 1933."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Simon, H. A. (1991). Models of my life. New York: BasicBooks.
• Spice, B. (2001, Febuary 10, 2001). Obituary: Herbert A. Simon / Father of artificial intelligence and Nobel Prize winner. Post-Gazette.

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