Warren Sturgis McCulloch

Warren Sturgis McCulloch
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
Born	November 16, 1898; Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 24, 1969 (aged 70); Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Yale University (BA); Columbia University (MA, MD);
Known for	"A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity" (1943); Artificial neural networks; Artificial neurons; McCulloch–Pitts neuron; Heterarchy;
Awards	Wiener Gold Medal (1968)
	Scientific career
Fields	Cybernetics; Artificial intelligence; Neurophysiology; Biophysics; Computer Science;
Workplaces	Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Yale University; University of Illinois at Chicago
Notable students	Stafford Beer

Warren Sturgis McCulloch (November 16, 1898 – September 24, 1969) was an American neurophysiologist and cybernetician known for his work on the foundation for certain brain theories and his contribution to the cybernetics movement. Along with Walter Pitts, McCulloch created computational models based on mathematical algorithms called threshold logic which split the inquiry into two distinct approaches, one approach focused on biological processes in the brain and the other focused on the application of neural networks to artificial intelligence.