Pamela McCorduck

Pamela McCorduck
Born 1940 (age 7576)
Liverpool, England[1]
Occupation Non-fiction writer, Journalist
Nationality American
Period 1979–present
Notable works Machines Who Think (1979, 2004)
The Fifth Generation (1983) (with Edward Feigenbaum)
Spouse Joseph F. Traub

Pamela McCorduck (born 1940) is an American author of a number of books concerning the history and philosophical significance of artificial intelligence, the future of engineering and the role of women and technology. She is also the author of three novels. She is a contributor to Omni, The New York Times, Daedalus, the Michigan Quarterly Review and is a contributing editor of Wired. She is a former vice president of the PEN American Center. She was married to computer scientist and academic Joseph F. Traub. [2]

Selected works

With Edward Feigenbaum
With Nancy Ramsey

Notes

  1. Personal communication, Pamela McCorduck
  2. http://www.pamelamc.com/

References


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