Richard E. Fikes papers, 1963-2007
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Papers include project files from his graduate studies; and computer program lists, computer printouts, reports, project files, and some correspondence from his time at SRI International, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Price Waterhouse Technology Centre, and Stanford. The Stanford portion also includes lecture transparencies, class files, and administrative records. The collection also includes a few photographs and audio cassettes. In addition there is a computer disk of digital files of email and other documents (Box 35), 1991-2007.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 17 linear feet |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1963 - 2007 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Fikes, Richard E. |
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Subjects
| Subject | SRI International. |
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| Subject | Stanford University., Computer Science Dept. |
| Subject | Xerox Corporation., Palo Alto Research Center. |
| Subject | Knowledge representation (Information theory) |
Bibliographic information
| Acquisition | Gift of Richard E. Fikes, 2007. |
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| Biographical/Historical | Richard Earl Fikes, Professor (Research) Emeritus in Stanford’s Computer Science Department, earned his B.A. and M.A. at the University of Texas at Austin and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968. Before joining the Stanford faculty, his posts included Senior Mathematician at SRI (Stanford Research Institute), 1969-1976, research staff at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, 1976 to 1983, and research scientist with Price Waterhouse Technology Centre. Fikes is best known as co-developer of the STRIPS (Stanford Research Institute Problem Solver) automatic planning system, KIF (Knowledge Interchange Format), the Ontolingua ontology representation language and Web-based ontology development environment, the OKBC (Open Knowledge Base Connectivity) API for knowledge servers, and IntelliCorp's KEE (Knowledge Engineering Environment) system. |
| Note | Unpublished guide available. |
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/wv727ph0721 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections (http://library.stanford.edu/spc).