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John McCarthy Born in Boston, Mass.
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He received a BS in mathematics
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Completes PHD in Mathematics at Princeton University
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Coins the term
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Obtains fellowship to attend MIT for 1 year
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Invents the programming language LISP
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Co-founds MIT's AI Laboratory along with Marvin Minsky
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Joins Stanford University's Mathematics Department
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McCarthy founds Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory; which rivals MIT's
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Takes position as Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab
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Foresees eCommerce emerging
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Receives ACM Turing Award
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Retires from Stanford
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Awarded the Kyoto Prize
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Awarded National Medal of Science
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Passes away at the age of 84
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