Cliff Shaw
Encyclopedia
J.C. Shaw was a systems programmer at the RAND Corporation. He is a coauthor of the first artificial intelligence
program, the Logic Theorist
, and was one of the developers of Information Processing Language
, a programming language
of the 1950s. It is considered the true "father" of the JOSS
language. One of the most significant events that occurred in the programming was the development of the concept of list processing by Allen Newell
, Herbert Simon
and Cliff Shaw during the development of the language IPL-V
.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
program, the Logic Theorist
Logic Theorist
Logic Theorist is a computer program written in 1955 and 1956 by Allen Newell, Herbert Simon and J. C. Shaw. It was the first program deliberately engineered to mimic the problem solving skills of a human being and is called "the first artificial intelligence program." It would eventually prove 38...
, and was one of the developers of Information Processing Language
Information Processing Language
Information Processing Language is a programming language developed by Allen Newell, Cliff Shaw, and Herbert Simon at RAND Corporation and the Carnegie Institute of Technology from about 1956...
, a programming language
Programming language
A programming language is an artificial language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Programming languages can be used to create programs that control the behavior of a machine and/or to express algorithms precisely....
of the 1950s. It is considered the true "father" of the JOSS
JOSS
JOSS was one of the very first interactive, time sharing programming languages.JOSS I, developed by J. Clifford Shaw at RAND was first implemented, in beta form, on the JOHNNIAC computer in May 1963...
language. One of the most significant events that occurred in the programming was the development of the concept of list processing by Allen Newell
Allen Newell
Allen Newell was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Psychology...
, Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon
Herbert Alexander Simon was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University—whose research ranged across the fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, computer science, public administration, economics,...
and Cliff Shaw during the development of the language IPL-V
Information Processing Language
Information Processing Language is a programming language developed by Allen Newell, Cliff Shaw, and Herbert Simon at RAND Corporation and the Carnegie Institute of Technology from about 1956...
.
External links
- Simon, Herbert A. Allen Newell - a referenced biography of Newell and Shaw at the National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
.