Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Information about Access
Ownership & Copyright
Cite As
Biography
Scope and Content of Collection
Existence and Location of Copies
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Edward A. Feigenbaum papers
creator:
Feigenbaum, Edward A.
Identifier/Call Number: SC0340
Physical Description:
86.5 Linear Feet
and 89,702.3 megabytes
Date (inclusive): 1950-2007
Abstract: Collection primarily concerns his work
in artificial intelligence at Stanford University and includes administrative files,
correspondence, project files, trip files, proposals, reports, reprints, Artificial
Intelligence Lab memos, audio tapes, video tapes, and files on computer programs, mainly
DENDRAL, MOLGEN, ARPA, EPAM, and SUMEX.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Edward A. Feigenbaum.
Information about Access
The collection is open for research. The first two accessions have been digitized and are
available online here: http://saltworks.stanford.edu/. For use of paper
materials, requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
Ownership & Copyright
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the
documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Cite As
Edward A. Feigenbaum Papers (SC0340). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biography
Computer scientist. Feigenbaum received his B.S., 1956, and his Ph.D., 1959, in electrical
engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology. He completed a Fulbright Fellowship at
the National Physics Laboratory and in 1960 went to the University of California, Berkeley,
to teach in the School of Business Administration. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1965 in
the Dept. of Computer Science; he served as Director of the Stanford Computation Center from
1965 to 1968 and as chairman of the Department from 1976 to 1981. Feigenbaum is a leading
national figure in artificial intelligence and has developed computer resources for
interactive research between medical and scientific collaborators on a national and global
scale.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection primarily concerns his work in artificial intelligence at Stanford University
and includes administrative files, correspondence, project files, trip files, proposals,
reports, reprints, Artificial Intelligence Lab memos, audio tapes, video tapes, and files on
computer programs, mainly DENDRAL, MOLGEN, EPAM, and SUMEX. Also includes manuscript and
published editions of his work
Computers and Thought.
Audio recordings of Professor Feigenbaum discussing portions of the collection are
available online: http://purl.stanford.edu/nk784qn9320.
Existence and Location of Copies
The first two accessions of the collection have been digitized and are available online
here: http://saltworks.stanford.edu/.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Expert systems (Computer science)
ARPANET (Computer network)
Computer programs.
Artificial intelligence.
DENDRAL (computer programs).
Stanford University. Computer Science Department.
Faculty
Lederberg, Joshua
Simon, Herbert Alexander
Feigenbaum, Edward A.