Woody Bledsoe
American mathematician and computer scientist
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Bledsoe (November 12, 1921 – October 4, 1995) was an American mathematician, computer scientist, and prominent educator. He is one of the founders of artificial intelligence (AI), making early contributions in pattern recognition, facial recognition, and automated theorem proving.2
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Born Nov 12, 1921, died Oct 4, 1995.1
About
He continued to make significant contributions to AI throughout his long career. One of his influences was Frank Rosenblatt.
Beginning in 1966, he worked at the department of mathematics and computer science of the University of Texas at Austin, holding the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Centennial Chair in Computing Science starting in 1987.
Bledsoe joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an adult, and served in the church as a bishop, counselor to the stake presidency, and stake patriarch. He also served as a leader in the Boy Scouts of America. Bledsoe died on October 4, 1995, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Companies
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial IntelligenceChair 1984 to 198513
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of California, Berkeley3
Career
Occupation: artificial intelligence researcher, computer scientist, engineer, priest, mathematician.6
- 1984 to 1985Chair, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence5
- Since 1966Worked at University of Texas at Austin4
Personal life
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