Manfred Kochen

Manfred "Fred" Kochen (4 July 1928 – 7 January 1989) was an Austrian research scientist and professor. He is best known for his academic work and research career with various companies, including IBM. Kochen's research emphasized mathematics, information science and behavioural sciences research, as well as early studies of concepts in the field of artificial intelligence, where he questioned the possibility of artificial general intelligence.

Early life and education Manfred Kochen was born on 4 July 1928, in Vienna, Austria. Some time before the outbreak of World War II, his family fled Europe to escape the threat of Nazi persecution, escaping via Portugal. In 1965, he began teaching at the University of Michigan School of Medicine as a professor of information science, while he also held simultaneous posts as an adjunct professor in the Ross School of Business, as well as acting as a research mathematician in the Mental Health Research Institute (Michigan). notices of the American Mathematical Society and his legacy was analyzed by Don R. Swanson.

Selected publications Books

Kochen, Manfred. 1963. Techniques for Document Retrieval Research : State of the Art. International Business Corporation, Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Kochen, Manfred, Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center., and Air Force Cambridge Research Center . Electronics Research Directorate. 1964. Some Problems in Information Science with Emphasis on Adaptation to Use through Man-Machine Interaction. International Business Machines Corp., Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Kochen, Manfred. 1965. Some Problems in Information Science. Scarecrow Press. Kochen, Manfred. 1967. The Growth of Knowledge; Readings on Organization and Retrieval of Information. Wiley.

Kochen, Manfred. 1974. Integrative Mechanisms in Literature Growth. Greenwood Press. Kochen, Manfred. 1974. Principles of Information Retrieval. Melville Pub. Co. Kochen, Manfred, and Joseph C Donohue. 1976. Information for the Community. American Library Association. Kochen, Manfred, and Karl W Deutsch. 1980. Decentralization : Sketches toward a Rational Theory. Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain ; Königstein/Ts. : Verlag A. Hain

Journal articles

Kochen, Manfred, and Marion J Levy Jr. 1956. “The Logical Nature of an Action Scheme.” Behavioral Science (California) 1 (4): 265–89. . Kochen, Manfred, and Eugene H Galanter. 1958. “The Acquisition and Utilization of Information in Problem Solving and Thinking.” Information and Control 1 (3): 267–88. . Kochen, Manfred. 1964. “Adaptive Mechanism in Digital Concept Processing.” IEEE Transactions on Applications and Industry 83 (74): 305–14. . Kochen, Manfred, and Karl W Deutsch. 1969. “Toward a Rational Theory of Decentralization: Some Implications of a Mathematical Approach.” The American Political Science Review 63 (3): 734–49. . Kochen, Manfred, and Karl W Deutsch. 1974. “A Note on Hierarchy and Coordination: An Aspect of Decentralization.” Management Science (Linthicum) 21 (1): 106–14. . Badre, Albert N, Manfred Kochen, and Barbara Badre. 1976. On Recognizing and Formulating Mathematical Problems. April. Manfred Kochen. 1977. Imprecision in Coping and Attending Processes. (New Orleans). Kochen, M. (1980). Quality sorting and social stability. Human Systems Management, 1(2), 107-108. Kochen, M., & Zeleny, M. (1981). Self-service aspects of health maintenance: assessment of current trends. Human Systems Management, 2(4), 259-267. Kochen, M. (1985). The future of AI and human flexibility*. Human Systems Management, 5(2), 159-162. Kochen, M., & Barr, C. (1986). Distributed Expert Systems for Planners. Knowledge, 8(1), 79-93. Manfred Kochen. 1986. On the Value of Human Resources.