Computer science as empirical inquiry

19762,277 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Allen Newell · Carnegie Mellon University

Herbert A. Simon · Carnegie Mellon University

Abstract

Computer science is the study of the phenomena surrounding computers. The founders of this society understood this very well when they called themselves the Association for Computing Machinery. The machine—not just the hardware, but the programmed, living machine—is the organism we study.

Topics & Keywords

Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Big Data and Digital Economy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Communications of the ACM

Volume 19, Issue 3, pp. 113-126

DOI: 10.1145/360018.360022

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 16.97