B. F. Skinner
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Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1948 until his retireme
Skinner c. 1950
The gravestone of B. F. Skinner and his wife Eve at Mount Auburn Cemetery
The teaching machine, a mechanical invention to automate the task of programmed learning
Noam Chomsky
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Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in ana
B. F. Skinner
…inductive approach to the complexity of human verbal behavior. Developed over two decades, his work appeared in the book Verbal Behavior. Although Noam Chomsky was highly critical of Verbal Behavior, he conceded that Skinner's "S-R psychology" was worth a review. Behavior analysts reject Chomsky's appraisal…
Chomsky in 2017
The Great Dome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Chomsky began working at MIT in 1955.
Portrait of Chomsky, c. 1961
Portrait of Noam Chomsky, c. 1969