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Patrick Winston

Also Known As Patrick Henry Winston · Patrick H. Winston
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Patrick Henry Winston was an American computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 1972 to 1997, succeeding his doctoral advisor Marvin Minsky, who left to help found the MIT Media Lab. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1943 1
Birth Date
1943-02-05 1
Death Year
2019 1
Death Date
2019-07-19 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Patrick Winston
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    Patrick Henry Winston (February 5, 1943, July 19, 2019) was an American computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Winston was director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory from 1972 to 1997, succeeding his doctoral advisor Marvin Minsky, who left to help found the MIT Media Lab.
  • Infobox, Born
    February 5, 1943
  • Infobox, Died
    July 19, 2019
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Wikidata: Patrick Winston
Wikidata Q93020, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Patrick Winston (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Patrick Henry Winston
    Patrick Henry Winston
  • Wikidata P166: AAAI Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): AAAI Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: IJCAI Computers and Thought Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IJCAI Computers and Thought Award.
  • Wikidata alias: Patrick H. Winston
    Patrick H. Winston
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