Teddington Conference

Teddington Conference

Teddington Conference

In Proceedings of the Symposium on Mechanisation of Thought Processes, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, England, London: H. M. Stationary Office, pp. 3-36

From the The Teddington Conference– D. V. Blake and A. M. Uttley (Eds.). Proceedings of the Symposium on Mechanisation of Thought Processes, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, England, London: H. M. Stationary Office.

Proceedings of the Symposium on the Mechanisation of Thought Processes.Teddington, Middlesex, England: National Physical Laboratory.

Report VG-1196-G-1, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Buffalo, NY

"We ask first whether we need a theory of creative thinking distinct from a theory of problem solving. Subject to minor qualifications, we conclude there is no such need -- that we call problem solving creative when the problems solved are relatively new and difficult. Next, we summarize what has been learned about problem solving by simulating certain human problem solving processes with digital computers. Finally, we indicate some of the differences in degreee that might be observed in comparing relatively creative with relative routine problem solving."RAND Corporation Paper P-1320, Santa Monica, Calif

The Dawn of Dynamic Programming Richard E. Bellman (1920–1984) is best known for the invention of dynamic programming in the 1950s. During his amazingly prolific career, based primarily at The University of Southern California, he published 39 books (several of which were reprinted by Dover, including Dynamic Programming, 42809-5, 2003) and 619 papers. Despite battling the crippling effects of a brain injury, he still published 100 papers during the last eleven years of his life. He was a frequent informal advisor to Dover during the 1960s and 1970s. Professor Bellman was awarded the IEEE Medal of Honor in 1979 "for contributions to decision processes and control system theory, particularly the creation and application of dynamic programming."

In Applications of Logic to Advanced Digital Computer Programming, Ann Arbor, Mich: University of Michigan Press