Ed Feigenbaum's Search for A.I.

In 2006, a group of scientists, colleagues, and friends gathered at Stanford University for a 70th birthday symposium to celebrate the contributions of Edward A. Feigenbaum, an interdisciplinary computer scientist known as the father of Expert Systems and knowledge-based approaches to artificial intelligence. In his PhD thesis at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), mentored by Herbert Simon, he developed EPAM (Elementary Perceiver and Memorizer), one of the first computer models of human learning.
At Stanford University he founded the Heuristic Programming Project (later, Knowledge Systems Laboratory); directed Stanford's Computation Center; and chaired its Computer Science Department. He won the 1994 ACM Turing Award for basic and applied research in artificial intelligence that changed the way we view intelligence in people and computer software. In 1994-97, he served as Chief Scientist of the Air Force, and received the U.S. Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Award. He was co-founder of three Silicon Valley start-ups, and also served as a Director of the Sperry Corporation. He wrote or edited several "best sellers" in Artificial Intelligence and computer technology, including Computers and Thought, The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence, and The Fifth Generation. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the Computer History Museum.
Feigenbaum's contributions to computer science are all part of a steadfast vision to make knowledge based systems real and useful. He is identified with the simple phrase, "Knowledge is power". This film captures the important events in Feigenbaum's career.

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[TheNovum]

is it me or do the fricking music get louder all the time? its realy putting me off

[TheDarkFalcon]

Although I love ComputerHistory (nothing similar in New Zealand), there are a few issues happening. Music levels are too high, music at all is unnecessary. Also, why is the maximum video quality only 360p?

[CornealDystrophy]

I have to agree. The music is repetitive and annoying. Sounds synthetic.

Ed is great!

[4AdtA5]

Please re-upload without the music.

[mafbbb]

dont like :(

[thomasey2]

from 32 no is about darpa proposals writing