Title
Kotok, Alan oral history
Catalog Number
102657916
Type
Document
Description
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
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Hendrie, Gardner, Cameraperson
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Hendrie, Gardner, Interviewer
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Kotok, Alan, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Extent
56 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Kotok, Alan; MIT; chess software; model railroad club
Collection Title
Oral history collection
