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'''John McCarthy''' (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American [[computer scientist]] and [[cognitive scientist]].

== Accomplishments ==

McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of [[artificial intelligence]].

He:

* Coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), and was very influential in the early development of AI
* Developed the [[Lisp programming language]] family
* Significantly influenced the design of the [[ALGOL programming language]]
* Popularized [[timesharing]]

== Accolades and honors ==

McCarthy received many accolades and honors, such as the Turing Award for his contributions to the topic of AI, the United States National Medal of Science, and the Kyoto Prize.

== See also ==

* [[Artificial intelligence]]
* [[Computer scientist]]
* [[Frame problem]]
* [[McCarthy Formalism]]
* [[Timesharing]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_%28computer_scientist%29 John McCarthy (computer scientist)] @ Wikipedia

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