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“Most of what we do to get people ready to act in situations of encounter consists of drilling these lists into them sufficiently deeply so that they will be evoked quickly at the time of the decision.”

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Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon

Herbert Alexander Simon, born on June 15, 1916, and died on February 9, 2001, was an outstanding American scientist known for his contributions to computer science, economics, and management. He was a Turing Award winner and a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. more

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