John McCarthy (computer scientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John McCarthy (computer scientist)

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1927

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 24-Oct-2011

Profession: engineer, computer scientist, mathematician, university teacher, artificial intelligence researcher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence.
He coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), developed the Lisp programming language family, significantly influenced the design of the ALGOL programming language, popularized timesharing, invented garbage collection, and was very influential in the early development of AI. McCarthy spent most of his career at Stanford University.
He received many accolades and honors, such as the 1971 Turing Award for his contributions to the topic of AI, the United States National Medal of Science, and the Kyoto Prize.