Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Hofstadter | |
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Hofstadter in 2006 | |
| Born | Douglas Richard Hofstadter February 15, 1945 New York City, US |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) University of Oregon (PhD) |
| Known for | Gödel, Escher, Bach I Am a Strange Loop Hofstadter's butterfly Hofstadter's law |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Ann Brush (1985–1993; her death) Baofen Lin (2012–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | National Book Award Pulitzer Prize Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive science Philosophy of mind Artificial intelligence Physics |
| Institutions | Indiana University Stanford University University of Oregon University of Michigan |
| Thesis | The Energy Levels of Bloch Electrons in a Magnetic Field (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gregory Wannier |
| Doctoral students | David Chalmers Robert M. French Scott A. Jones Melanie Mitchell |
| Website | cogs.indiana.edu/.. |
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Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born 15 February 1945) is an American cognitive and computer scientist whose research includes concepts such as the sense of self in relation to the external world, consciousness, analogy-making, strange loops, artificial intelligence, and discovery in mathematics and physics. His 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction, and a National Book Award (at that time called The American Book Award) for Science. His 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.