Joseph Weizenbaum
Joseph Weizenbaum | |
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Weizenbaum in 1982 | |
| Born | 8 January 1923 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 5 March 2008 (aged 85) |
| Citizenship | German, American |
| Education | Wayne State University |
| Known for | ELIZA Computer ethics |
| Scientific career | |
| Workplaces | MIT Harvard University |
Joseph Weizenbaum (8 January 1923 – 5 March 2008) was a German-American computer scientist and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the namesake of the Weizenbaum Award and the Weizenbaum Institute.