John McCarthy

By Austinwalker1

  • Birth

    Birth
    John McCarthy Born in Boston, Mass.

  • Graduates from CalTech

    Graduates from CalTech
    He received a BS in mathematics

  • Acquires PHD

    Acquires PHD
    Completes PHD in Mathematics at Princeton University

  • "Artificial Intelligence"

    "Artificial Intelligence"
    Coins the term

  • Sloan Fellowship

    Sloan Fellowship
    Obtains fellowship to attend MIT for 1 year

  • LISP

    LISP
    Invents the programming language LISP

  • MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

    MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
    Co-founds MIT's AI Laboratory along with Marvin Minsky

  • Stanford University

    Stanford University
    Joins Stanford University's Mathematics Department

  • SAIL

    SAIL
    McCarthy founds Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; which rivals MIT's

  • Director of SAIL

    Director of SAIL
    Takes position as Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab

  • eCommerce

    eCommerce
    Foresees eCommerce emerging

  • ACM Turing Award

    ACM Turing Award
    Receives ACM Turing Award

  • Retires

    Retires
    Retires from Stanford

  • Kyoto Prize

    Kyoto Prize
    Awarded the Kyoto Prize

  • National Medal of Science

    National Medal of Science
    Awarded National Medal of Science

  • Death

    Death
    Passes away at the age of 84