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Kenneth Craik: (March 29, 1914 - May 7, 1945)
Kenneth Craik was Scottish Philosopher and Psychologist. Born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on March 29th 1914. Raised by father James Craik and mother Marie Sylvia in Edinburgh. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, and later went onto studying at the University of Edinburgh, where he pursued Philosophy. -
Kenneth Craik: (March 29, 1914 - May 7, 1945)
In 1936, he joined team for the Cambridge Psychology Lab. Studying Visual adaptation, He carried out experiments that dealt with bright and dark adaptation. Adding to knowledge obtained in science of the physical interest that contribute of innate relations in the brain. Barlett, F.C "Dr. K.J.W. Craik [obituary]", Nature 155: 720. 1945. Web. 16 APR. 2019 -
Kenneth Craik: (March 29, 1914 - May 7, 1945)
1943, Kenneth Craik published his first book "The Nature of Explanation". Throughout his book he developed the idea of the mental models, our minds form to assit our thinking in predicting future events. Adding him as contributor in the realm of cognitive science. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfrFAGXxm4Q -
Kenneth Craik (March 29, 1914 - May 7, 1945)
During WWII, Kenneth Craik worked as a scientist studying fatigue. Although not actively fighting the in the war, he helped in the creation of a photometer, which improved guiding tanks and flying at night in a desert atmosphere. -
Kenneth Craik: (March 29, 1914 - May 7, 1945)
In 1947 and 1948, his two-part paper on the "Theory of Human Operators in Control Systems" was published. The British Journal of Psychology published this posthumously. Kenneth Craik adding on to his influence on cognitive science even after his passing. CRAIK, K. J. W., Theory of the human operator in control systems. I. The operator as an engineering system , British Journal of Psychology, 38 (1947/1948) p.56https://grants.hhp.uh.edu/clayne/HistoryofMC/Craik1948.pdf -
Kenneth Craik: (March 29, 1914 - May 7, 1945)
An anthology of Craik's writings were published in 1966, as The Nature of Psychology: A Selection of Papers, Essays and Other Writings by Kenneth J. W. Craik. These were published and edited by Stephen L. Sherwood. Writing about the nervous-system and servo-mechanisms. https://www.worldcat.org/title/nature-of-psychology-a-selection-of-papers-essays-and-other-writings/oclc/220831880?referer=di&ht=edition