1. Donald Michie was a British researcher in artificial intelligence.
12 Facts About Donald Michie
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Donald Michie founded The Turing Institute in Glasgow in 1982, alongside Peter Mowforth and Tim Niblett.
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Donald Michie attended Rugby School and won a scholarship to study classics at Balliol College, Oxford.
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In early 1943 looking for some way to contribute to the war effort, Donald Michie instead attempted to enrol on a Japanese language course in Bedford for intelligence officers.
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Donald Michie received his Doctor of Philosophy degree for research in mammalian genetics, in 1953.
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Since computers were not readily available at this time, Donald Michie implemented his program with about 304 matchboxes, each representing a unique board state.
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Donald Michie was director of the University of Edinburgh's Department of Machine Intelligence and Perception from its establishment in 1965.
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Donald Michie was founder and Treasurer of the Human-Computer Learning Foundation, a charity registered in the UK.
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Donald Michie was awarded numerous fellowships and honours during his career including:.
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Donald Michie was married three times, the second to biologist Anne McLaren from 1952 to 1959.
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Donald Michie had four children, one by his first wife, and three by Prof.
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The Donald Michie Papers are housed at the British Library.