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John McCarthy
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
Born September 4th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2011 at 84 years old in Stanford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Occupations
artificial intelligence researcher, computer scientist, engineer, mathematician, university teacher
Website
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore