Arthur Samuel

Summary

Arthur Samuel is a human^[1]. Born in Emporia^[2], he… he was born on +1901-12-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Stanford^[4]. He died on +1990-07-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Emporia^[2], Arthur Samuel…
• Arthur Samuel died in Stanford^[4].
• Arthur Samuel was born on +1901-12-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Arthur Samuel died on +1990-07-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Arthur Samuel held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Arthur Samuel worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Arthur Samuel's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Arthur Samuel's professions included artificial intelligence researcher^[8].
• Arthur Samuel's field of work was machine learning^[11].
• Arthur Samuel's field of work was artificial intelligence^[12].
• Among Arthur Samuel's employers was Stanford University^[13].
• Arthur Samuel was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14].
• Arthur Samuel's education included a stint at College of Emporia^[15].
• Arthur Samuel received the Computer Pioneer Award^[16].
• Arthur Samuel received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17].
• Arthur Samuel received the AAAI Fellow^[18].
• Arthur Samuel is recorded as male^[19].
• Arthur Samuel's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Arthur Samuel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122520697^[21].
• Arthur Samuel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172310222^[22].
• Arthur Samuel's GND ID is recorded as 155753630^[23].
• Arthur Samuel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88659450^[24].
• Arthur Samuel's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03628229^[25].
• Arthur Samuel's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00474366^[26].
• Arthur Samuel's Commons category is recorded as Arthur Lee Samuel^[27].

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Origins and Family

Arthur Samuel's place of birth was Emporia^[2]. He was born on +1901-12-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and College of Emporia^[15], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1882^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8]. Fields of work include machine learning^[11], an academic discipline^[35] and artificial intelligence^[12], a type of technology^[36]. Arthur Samuel was employed by Stanford University^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Computer Pioneer Award^[16], an award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1981^[39]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17], a fellowship award^[40]; and AAAI Fellow^[18], a science award^[41], in United States^[42].

Death and Burial

Arthur Samuel died on +1990-07-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Stanford^[4]. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease^[43].

Why It Matters

Arthur Samuel ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

He is credited with the discovery of alpha–beta pruning^[46], a search algorithm^[47].

FAQs

Where was Arthur Samuel born?

Born in Emporia^[2], Arthur Samuel…

Where did Arthur Samuel die?

Arthur Samuel passed away in Stanford^[4].

What did Arthur Samuel do for work?

Arthur Samuel worked as computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8].

Where did Arthur Samuel go to school?

Arthur Samuel was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[14] and College of Emporia^[15].

What awards did Arthur Samuel receive?

Honors received include Computer Pioneer Award^[16], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[17], and AAAI Fellow^[18].

What did Arthur Samuel discover?

Arthur Samuel is credited as discoverer of alpha–beta pruning^[46].