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Models of my life

by Herbert A. Simon

This autobiography traces a career across artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, and economics. It explores the simulation of human thought by computers and the complexities of academic life, comparing the human experience to navigating a maze.

Accession 26330 ISBN 046504641X Publisher —
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