Cognitive scientist
Allen Newell
Built the first artificial intelligence programs with Herbert Simon, including one that proved mathematical theorems.
Allen Newell was an American researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Department of Psychology. He, Herbert A. Simon, and Cliff Shaw contributed to the Information Processing Language (1956) and two of the earliest AI programs, the Logic Theorist (1956) and the General Problem Solver (1957). He and Simon were awarded the ACM Turing Award in 1975 for their contributions to artificial intelligence and the psychology of human cognition.
- Born
- 1927-03-19, San Francisco, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1992-07-19, Pittsburgh, USAA Sunday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1927-03-19, San Francisco, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 28°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 16°31′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aries | 26°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 13°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°39′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 29°19′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 24°45′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°47′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1992-07-19, Pittsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 27°12′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 20°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 17°28′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 7°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 25°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 12°50′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 16°29′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 15°33′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 17°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 20°11′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Allen Newell was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
