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Birth
He was born in New York City. His father was an eye surgeon and his mother was an activist -
Military Service
He served for the United States Navy from 1944 to 1945 during World War II. -
Receives Bachelors Degree
He graduated from Harvard University with a B.A in Mathematics -
SNARC
In 1951, Minsky built SNARC; which was the first wired neural network learning machine.[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/12/14/a-i] -
Receives Ph.D.
Minsky graduated from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in Mathematics -
Confocal Microscope
Minsky created the Confocal Microscope in 1957. This was a technique to increase optical resolution and contrast of a micrograph. It is a precursor to todays laser scanning microscope. -
Joined MIT
He joined MIT in 1958, and was a part of their faculty until his death. He initiated the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab with John McCarthy, which is known by that name until now. -
The Turing Machine
In 1962, Minsky published a Turing Machine, that remained to be the most universal for about 40 years, and held the longest record until 2002. A Turing machine can automatically compute mathematics. -
Head Mounted Display
In 1963, Minsky invented the first head mounted graphical display. This has a huge impact in todays technology as we see this invention pop up in many things whether its gaming, aviation and even medicine. -
Perceptrons
In 1969, Misnky published his book Perceptrons. Where he explained an type of artificial neural network. He also criticized the work of Frank Rosenblatt. It also caused major controversies with the concept or Artificial Intelligence that is still disputed till this day. Lastly, he also wrote about the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
