When I was a grad. student at U. of Waterloo, Herb Simon spent a few
days there giving various colloquia (& attending parties with
faculty & grad students in the evenings). From what I recall of his
description of the sequence of events, the work for which he received
the Nobel prize was done long before the prize was awarded and long
before his shifting interests brought him the joint appointment in
psych. and computer science. I also recall that he said his PhD. was
in political science. A man of broad vision, indeed.
> Herb Simon was probably the closest to having a primary affiliation with
> Psychology. He had a joint appointment in psych and computer science. He
> received his award for his work in decision making applied to economics.
>
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Joanne Gallivan, Professor of Psychology
University College of Cape Breton
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, B1P 6L2
902-563-1217
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