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Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence

A group of pioneering scientists and mathematicians gather at Dartmouth College to formally propose and debate the creation of artificial intelligence as a new field of study. John McCarthy presents h

Year 1956
Date 7/1
Location Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, United States
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
tax:culture-religion-arts-and-ideas

Key Figures

John McCarthy Marvin Minsky Nathaniel Rochester Claude Shannon Graduate Assistant
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 335 linked moments

Minsky & Papert Publish "Perceptrons"
Minsky & Papert Publish "Perceptrons"
1969 · same figure
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
1958 · same figure
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
1956 · same figure
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
1948 · same figure
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Explorer 1 Launch
1958 · same era
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Explorer 1 Launch
1958 · follows
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Delivery of the first UNIVAC I to the United States Census Bureau
1951 · same era
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Delivery of the first UNIVAC I to the United States Census Bureau
1951 · precedes
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Launch of Explorer 1
1958 · same era
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Launch of Explorer 1
1958 · follows
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Friendship 7 Launch
1962 · same era
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Friendship 7 Launch
1962 · follows
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ENIAC Unveiled
1946 · same era
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ENIAC Unveiled
1946 · precedes
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Invention of the Transistor
1947 · same era
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Invention of the Transistor
1947 · precedes
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Dartmouth Conference on Artificial Intelligence begins
1956 · same era
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Dartmouth Conference on Artificial Intelligence begins
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Dartmouth Conference on Artificial Intelligence begins
1956 · same location
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Dartmouth Conference on Artificial Intelligence begins
1956 · same figure
First Integrated Circuit Demonstration
First Integrated Circuit Demonstration
1958 · same era
Minsky & Papert Publish "Perceptrons"
Minsky & Papert Publish "Perceptrons"
1969 · same figure
Turing Publishes "Computing Machinery and Intelligence"
Turing Publishes "Computing Machinery and Intelligence"
1950 · follows
Launch of Sputnik 1
Launch of Sputnik 1
1957 · precedes
JFK's "We Choose to Go to the Moon" Speech
JFK's "We Choose to Go to the Moon" Speech
1962 · same era
JFK's "We Choose to Go to the Moon" Speech
JFK's "We Choose to Go to the Moon" Speech
1962 · precedes
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
1958 · same era
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
1958 · precedes
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
Rosenblatt Demonstrates the Perceptron
1958 · same figure
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
1956 · follows
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence
1956 · same figure
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
1948 · same era
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
1948 · follows
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
Shannon Publishes "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"
1948 · same figure
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Dartmouth Conference on Artificial Intelligence begins
1956 · same location
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Dartmouth Conference on Artificial Intelligence begins
1956 · same figure