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From: bwk@mbunix.mitre.org (Barry W. Kort)
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Subject: Re: AI biographies
Summary: Three well-written books on AI people and their research.
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Date: 11 Oct 89 15:05:15 GMT
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In article <14924@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> horse@ai.mit.edu
(Michael A. de la Maza) writes:

 > Where can I get biographical or autobiographical information on these
 > AI scientists and others like them?

I recommend _Machines Who Think_ by Pamela McCorduck, _The Tomorrow
Makers_ by Grant Fjermedal, and _Apprentices of Wonder: Inside the
Neural Network Revolution_ by Richard Allman.

--Barry Kort