Tag: ADALINE and MADALINE

3D illustration, embossed mesh representing internet connections, cloud computing and neural network.

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Robert J. Marks
Date
January 12, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

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ADALINE and MADALINE, AI, Bernie Widrow, Copper plating, Networks}

A Pioneer Ahead of His Time: Bernard Widrow and the Origins of Modern AI

_{While history has not always granted him the recognition he deserved, every modern neural network quietly echoes Widrow's ideas.} _{Robert J. Marks
January 12, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

Widrow called his learning machine a neural network because it was loosely based on the 1943 McCulloch-Pitts model of the biological neuron.