Herbert Alexander Simon

Herbert Alexander Simon was an American scientist who was born in 1916 in Milwaukee in America and died in February 2001 at an age of 85. Simon graduated from the University of Chicago in 1936, obtaining his PhD in 1943. After six years he became the Professor of Administration and Psychology at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, and later on, Professor of Computer Science and Psychology. He was one of psychology's most original thinkers and was well known for his work in …

…only, are probably modern manifestations of the age-old mythology of left and right." Corballis also contradicted Thomas Blakeslee, a popular writer, whose book "The Right Brain: A New Understanding of the Unconscious Mind and Its Creative Power" described the right hemisphere as a "silent partner" and responsible for dreams, intuition, and unconscious thoughts. Simon is the author of several books on computers, economics, and management. 592 Words http://www.nobel-winners.com/Economics/herbert_alexander_simon.html