RE: A.I. pioneer, John McCarthy, passes away at 84

DAB — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:59:32 GMT

Hi Cabe,

I never knew who came up with LISP. All I can say is I spent a lot of time banging my head against a wall trying to understand it. Still, it did teach me a lot about how to formulate information into logical structures. Looking at all of the developments that have resulted from his research and experiments, he clearly earned every one of his accolades.

Thanks,

DAB

RE: A.I. pioneer, John McCarthy, passes away at 84

fustini — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:27:36 GMT

Great post, Cabe. I'd never heard of the short story before and those quotes provide good insight.