In 1959, MIT freshmen Alan Kotok, Elwyn R. Berlekamp, Michael Lieberman, Charles Niessen, and Robert A. Wagner started working on a chess-playing program based on research by artificial intelligence pioneer professor John McCarthy. By the time they had graduated in 1962, the program could beat amateurs.
Date
2004-11-04
Contributor
Hendrie, Gardner, Cameraperson
Hendrie, Gardner, Interviewer
Kotok, Alan, Interviewee
Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Identifying Numbers
Other number
OHP 088
Extent
56 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Kotok, Alan; MIT; chess software; model railroad club
