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    Classic AI: search, logic & planning· 1959

    Report on a general problem-solving program

    Allen Newell (first author) · 1959

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    Why it matters

    Introduced GPS and means–ends analysis for domain-independent problem solving.

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    First released
    1959 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    749 citations, as counted by Semantic Scholar logoSemantic Scholar (non-commercial licence)
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    both expert lists
    Score
    0.348 · computed rank 483 · consensus 0.63, must-read 0.5, citations percentile 0.312 (pre-1970 · classic-ai), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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