Before 1900

Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage (1791–1871) was a British mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer who is best known for his work on…

Before 1900

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815, is often regarded as the first computer programmer. She was…

1980s

Bernard Baars

Bernard J. Baars, born in 1946, is a prominent cognitive scientist and neurobiologist renowned for his pioneering work on consciousness.…

1930s & 1940s

Kurt Gödel

Kurt Gödel was born on April 28, 1906, in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic). From a young age, Gödel…

1990s

Stan Franklin

Stan Franklin is an esteemed figure in both cognitive science and artificial intelligence (AI), whose interdisciplinary work has spanned several…

1970s

John R. Anderson

John Robert Anderson, born in 1947, is a distinguished American cognitive psychologist and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He is…

1980s

John Laird

John E. Laird is one of the most distinguished figures in artificial intelligsence (AI) research, particularly renowned for his contributions…

1980s

Paul Rosenbloom

Paul S. Rosenbloom is an eminent figure in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive science, with a career…

1930s & 1940s

David Hilbert

David Hilbert (1862-1943) stands as one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in…

1970s

Patrick Henry Winston

Patrick Henry Winston (1943–2019) was an American computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He earned…