AAAI Fellow Herbert A. Simon, winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize in economics and many prestigious international scientific awards for his work in cognitive psychology and computer science, died February 9, 2001, at the age of 84.
Simon's research ranged from computer science to psychology, administration and economics. The thread of continuity through all of his work was his interest in human decision-making and problem solving processes and the implications of these processes for ...