Arthur Samuel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Samuel

American computer scientist

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1901

Place of Birth: Emporia, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1990

Profession: computer scientist, university teacher, artificial intelligence researcher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Arthur Lee Samuel (December 5, 1901 – July 29, 1990) was an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence.
He popularized the term "machine learning" in 1959.
The Samuel Checkers-playing Program was among the world's first successful self-learning programs, and as such a very early demonstration of the fundamental concept of artificial intelligence (AI).
He was also a senior member in the TeX community who devoted much time giving personal attention to the needs of users and wrote an early TeX manual in 1983.