[Data]

Artificial intelligence researcher, John McCarthy, has died. He was 84.

The American scientist invented the computer language LISP.

It went on to become the programming language of choice for the AI community, and is still used today.


Read More

[Freddy]

84 is a good innings

[Art]

Yes, great contribution indeed!

I fooled around with LISP programming
in the early 1980's. Not that difficult to
learn and would carry out instructions
quite nicely, with regard to speed.