Frank Rosenblatt

Quotes

• “It is only after much hesitation that the writer has reconciled himself to the addition of the term "neurodynamics" to the list of such recent linguistic artifacts as "cybernetics", "bionics", "autonomics", "biomimesis", "synnoetics", "intelectronics", and "robotics".”
• “... the handling of the first public announcement of the program in 1958 by the popular press, which fell to the task with all the exuberance and sense of discretion of a pack of happy bloodhounds. Such headlines as "Frankenstein Monster Designed by Navy: Robot That Thinks" (Tulsa, Oklahoma Times) were hardly designed to inspire scientific confidence.”
• “The term "perceptron", originally intended as a generic name for a variety of theoretical nerve nets, has an unfortunate tendency to suggest a specific piece of hardware, and it is only with difficulty that its well-meaning popularizers can be persuaded to suppress their natural urge to capitalize the initial "p". On being asked, "How is 'Perceptron' performing today?" I am often tempted to respond, "Very well, thank you, and how are 'Neutron' and 'Electron' behaving?"”

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