Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945 in New York, New York) is an American academic whose research focuses on consciousness, thinking and creativity. He is best known for Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, first published in 1979, for which he was awarded the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. (via Wikipedia)
Name:
Douglas R. Hofstadter
Hofstadter, Douglas Richard
Hofstadter, Douglas
Occupation:
Professor of cognitive science
Nationality:
United States
Birthplace:
New York City, New York
New York, New York
Period:
1979-Present
Birth Date:
Feb 15, 1945
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