Herbert Simon spent a lot of time at this board. The detailed rules of the game, and its almost infinite scenarios and strategies, had similarities with his research in economics and psychology. Can the human mind be translated into procedures that could be performed by a machine? Way back in the 1950s, he was already working on artificial intelligence (AI), and developing a chess program.
The chess set and the scorebook were donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
This cap belonged to Herbert Simon. It is Chinese and was worn by Simon i China and the U.S.
The cap were donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
A pocket calculator can be associated an analytical and deeply reasoning mind. Herbert Simon, who used this calculator for many years, had that, but was very versatile and also partly had a different view of man. In Simon's day, established economic theories were based on the notion that all businesses and entrepreneurs acted in a strictly rational manner, with their own profit maximization as their only goal. Simon believed that people's choices diverge from the strictly rational, and he described businesses as adaptable systems with physical, personal, and social elements. Adopting this viewpoint, he was able to describe modern society's decision-making processes from a completely different perspective.
The calculator was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
These drawings were made by Herbert Simon, who had many interests apart from his economic research. He enjoyed travelling and hiking and often brought his sketch pad and charcoal along.
The drawings were donated the to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2004.
This beret is a Bakarra black wool felt beret worn by Herbert Simon in cold weather. When a beret wore out, he either bought a new one on his next trip abroad, or he ordered a new beret from the Bakarra Company.
The beret was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
This silk scarf was worn by Herbert A. Simon on his way to the Nobel Prize award ceremony in December 1978.
The scarf was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
Herbert Simon received this doctoral hat when he was made an honorary doctor at Lund University in 1968. He also wore it to the Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet in December 1978.
The hat was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
Herbert Simon was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1978. His diploma was designed by artist Sven Ljungberg. The artwork depicts a sunflower.
The diploma was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
This medal for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Herbert Simon in 1978.
The medal was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Herbert Simon’s family in 2003.
