Alan Robinson (logician)

Alan Robinson was a computer scientist and logician renowned for his work in artificial intelligence and automated reasoning. He developed the Resolution principle, a method that allows computers to automatically prove logical statements and solve problems efficiently. This breakthrough techniques underpin modern logic programming, such as Prolog, enabling computers to perform complex reasoning tasks like theorem proving and knowledge inference. Robinson’s contributions have had a lasting impact on artificial intelligence, helping machines better understand and process human knowledge through formal logic systems.