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Herbert Simon
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Herbert Simon

Politician · born June 15, 1916 · died 2001

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Herbert Alexander Simon was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology.

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  1. ~59Received the Turing Award1975
  2. ~62Received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel1978
  3. ~70Received the National Medal of Science1986

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