Computers Quote by Herbert A. Simon

“I realized that you could formulate theories about human and social phenomena in language and pictures and whatever you wanted on the computer, and you didn't have to go through this straitjacket, adding a lot of numbers.”

Herbert A. Simon

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I think those who object to my characterizing man as simple want somehow to retain a deep mystery at his core.

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I tried to develop some theories that took account of the uncertainty in the world and the complexity in the world.

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Viewed as a geometric figure, the ant's path is irregular, complex, and hard to describe.

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I like to think that since I was about 19, I have studied human decision-making and problem-solving.

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What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients.

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