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Marvin Minsky

Marvin MinskyAKA Marvin Lee Minsky

Born: 9-Aug-1927
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Father of Artificial Intelligence

Military service: US Navy (1944-45)

Co-Founder of the MIT Media Lab.

Father: Henry Minsky
Mother: Fannie Resier

    High School: Phillips Academy Andover (1945)
    University: BA Mathematics, Harvard University (1950)
    University: PhD Mathematics, Princeton University (1954)
    Professor: MIT (1958-)

    Alcor Scientific Board
    CSICOP Fellow
    Foresight Nanotech Institute Board of Advisors
    International Children's Digital Library Foundation Technology Board
    National Academy of Engineering
    National Academy of Sciences
    National Space Society Board of Governors
    Harvard Society of Fellows 1954-57
    The Third Culture
    Turing Award 1969

Official Website:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/


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