William McCulloch

William McCulloch was a pioneering American neuroscientist and computer scientist, renowned for developing the first concept of neural networks in the 1940s, which laid foundational ideas for artificial intelligence. His work involved understanding how interconnected neurons in the brain process information, and he explored how these principles could be applied to creating machines capable of learning. McCulloch’s contributions bridged biology and computing, influencing the development of early computer models that mimic brain function, and significantly advancing our understanding of intelligence, both biological and artificial.