AImagazine

De Groot was going on a year long trip to the U.S. and the highlight of his journey was a visit to Herb Simon and Allen Newell. I met Allen for the first time when I came for a two semester long visit to Carnegie Mellon University in 1968. This encounter was a distinct factor in my later decision to join the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. I interacted with Allen much more closely when I became department head in 1979. He was for me a mentor and a sounding board for ideas I wanted to pursue for computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. I enjoyed working with many good friends on the faculty, but Allen was really special. Many of us will remember him for his evenhanded treatment of all students at the Black Friday meetings. He would never pursue his own agenda, he would always look for the merit of a student's work and not whether the rules were violated. He was a staunch defender of the rule that replaces all rules, which says that the only thing that counts is whether or ...