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Lotfi Zadeh. Creator of the concept of Fuzzy Logic 12 journals are now published which include the word “Fuzzy” in their title An estimated 15,000 articles have been published 3,000 patents have been applied for and 1,000 granted.
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Lotfi Zadeh • Creator of the concept of Fuzzy Logic • 12 journals are now published which include the word “Fuzzy” in their title • An estimated • 15,000 articleshave been published • 3,000 patentshave been applied forand 1,000 granted Illustration from Bart Kosko: Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic, Hyperion, New York 1993
His Life • 1921 • Born in Baku, Azerbaijan from an Iranian father and a Russian mother • Moved to Iran • With his family, after Stalin took over • 1942 • Placed 2nd in Iran’s national university examsand graduated from the University of Tehran in electrical engineering • Moved to the US during WW II • Master's degree from MIT in 1946 • Ph.D. from Columbia in 1949 • Since 1959 • taught at Berkeley, became Chair of EE (later EECS) in 1963 • 1965 – invented Fuzzy Logic • 1991 • “Retired” but busier than ever with consultations and presentations • Generally takes the “red-eye” flights,preferring to travel all night and economize on time
His values • He's quick to shrug off nationalism, insisting there are much deeper issues in life “The question really isn't whether I'm American, Russian, Iranian, Azerbaijani, or anything else. I've been shaped by all these people and cultures and I feel quite comfortable among all of them.” • See his commencement address delivered at Berkeley, May 25, 1997 • Major source for this interlude: • http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/24_folder/24_articles/24_zadeh.html