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Biography
Awards(10)
Spouse(1)
Gloria Minsky
Marvin Minsky (* 9. August 1927 in New York City; † 24. January 2016 in Boston) was an american cognitive scientist. He was 88 years old. He was married to Gloria Minsky. His education included Harvard University, Princeton University, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Phillips Academy, Bronx High School of Science and Harvard College. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Turing Award, Japan Prize. His cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage.
Life Events
15 Events1927
Born in New York City, New York
1946
Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts · until 1950
1951
Princeton University
Doctor of Philosophy · until 1954
1958
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
until 2016
1969
Turing Award
1990
Japan Prize
1990
AAAI Fellow
1991
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence
1995
Computer Pioneer Award
2001
Benjamin Franklin Medal
2001
R. W. Wood Prize
2006
Computer History Museum Fellow
2013
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2014
Dan David Prize
2016