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'''Gerald E. Tripard''',<br/>
a Canadian born physicist and former director at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University_Reactor Nuclear Radiation Center], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University Washington State University], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman,_Washington Pullman, Washington].
In 1967/68, as postdoc at [[ETH Zurich]], along with [[Gerhard Rudolf]] and [[Werner Joho]], Gerald Tripard is co-author of the chess program [[Charly]] ("'''C'''hess '''h'''euristics and '''a'''lgorithms for '''r'''elaxing '''l'''azy '''y'''odelers") for a [[CDC 1604]].
The computer was basically used for calculations to design [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet magnets] for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclotron cyclotron] they were building and they used some extra weekend computer time for their work on chess <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/hamchess.htm Computer chess via ham radio] by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]</ref>.
In 1968, they asked [[Richard Greenblatt]] for a match versus [[Mac Hack|Mac Hack VI]]. [[Charly#ETHMIT|Three games]] were played in October and November 1968 via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio ham radio], all won by Mac Hack VI <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/game1list.htm The first inter-computer chess game via ham radio]</ref> <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/greenblattltr.htm October 30, 1968 letter from Richard Greenblatt to G. Tripard]</ref> <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/games23list.htm Games 2 and 3]</ref>.
=Horizon Effect=
Gerald Tripard in a 2010 letter <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/tripardltr.htm July 1, 2010 letter from Dr. Gerald Tripard], hosted by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]</ref> on his time at [[ETH Zurich]], his chess program [[Charly]], and the match versus [[Mac Hack|Mac Hack VI]] in 1968, and the [[Horizon Effect]] <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/hamchess.htm Computer chess via ham radio] by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]</ref>:
One of the more interesting problems of [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence]] that I learned about in working on the chess program was called, "The Horizon Effect". If a problem could be pushed "beyond the preprogrammed" [[Search|tree search]] [[Depth|limit]], the program would make the "bad" choice of sacrificing material to avoid losing, say, a queen "within" the horizon in the situation where the queen was going to be lost eventually anyway. I see this as not just a problem of "artificial" intelligence but human thinking in general, especially of politicians. You can find wonderful examples of this in today's headlines. For example politicians "buy" the favor of a certain class of workers by offering them fabulous retirement benefits. That effectively pushes an "accounting negative balance" beyond the horizon of the politician's career. The politician gets the immediate benefit of support from the affected workers but society will eventually have to pay the bill after the politician is gone.
=Nuclear Energy=
Gerald Tripard in an article on the 50 year anniversary of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University_Reactor Washington State University Reactor], published March 9, 2011 in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow-Pullman_Daily_News Moscow-Pullman Daily News] <ref>[https://www.standard.net/topics/business/2011/03/09/college-nuclear-reactor-hits-50th-anniversary/ College nuclear reactor hits 50th anniversary] by [http://www.standard.net/authors/kelsey-husky Kelsey Husky], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow-Pullman_Daily_News Moscow-Pullman Daily News], March 09, 2011</ref> <ref>The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster] happened from March 11, 2011</ref>:
Gerald Tripard, a former director of the center, told the group it will take a lot of effort to make people recognize that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_energy nuclear energy] is the energy of the future, not something to be afraid of.
"The generation that was brainwashed against nuclear power has to die off," he said. "You're not going to change their minds."
Tripard said there are about two generations of people who are "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealot_%28disambiguation%29 zealots]" and aren't teachable, even if provided with facts and logic. People wonder what will be done with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste nuclear waste], he said, and don't realize the planet is one big nuclear waste dump from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova supernova] in the past.
=External Links=
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-tripard-8069ab10/ Gerald Tripard | LinkedIn]
* [http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/tripardltr.htm July 1, 2010 letter from Dr. Gerald Tripard], hosted by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]
=References=
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'''Gerald E. Tripard''',<br/>
a Canadian born physicist and former director at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University_Reactor Nuclear Radiation Center], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University Washington State University], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman,_Washington Pullman, Washington].
In 1967/68, as postdoc at [[ETH Zurich]], along with [[Gerhard Rudolf]] and [[Werner Joho]], Gerald Tripard is co-author of the chess program [[Charly]] ("'''C'''hess '''h'''euristics and '''a'''lgorithms for '''r'''elaxing '''l'''azy '''y'''odelers") for a [[CDC 1604]].
The computer was basically used for calculations to design [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet magnets] for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclotron cyclotron] they were building and they used some extra weekend computer time for their work on chess <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/hamchess.htm Computer chess via ham radio] by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]</ref>.
In 1968, they asked [[Richard Greenblatt]] for a match versus [[Mac Hack|Mac Hack VI]]. [[Charly#ETHMIT|Three games]] were played in October and November 1968 via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio ham radio], all won by Mac Hack VI <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/game1list.htm The first inter-computer chess game via ham radio]</ref> <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/greenblattltr.htm October 30, 1968 letter from Richard Greenblatt to G. Tripard]</ref> <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/games23list.htm Games 2 and 3]</ref>.
=Horizon Effect=
Gerald Tripard in a 2010 letter <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/tripardltr.htm July 1, 2010 letter from Dr. Gerald Tripard], hosted by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]</ref> on his time at [[ETH Zurich]], his chess program [[Charly]], and the match versus [[Mac Hack|Mac Hack VI]] in 1968, and the [[Horizon Effect]] <ref>[http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/hamchess.htm Computer chess via ham radio] by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]</ref>:
One of the more interesting problems of [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence]] that I learned about in working on the chess program was called, "The Horizon Effect". If a problem could be pushed "beyond the preprogrammed" [[Search|tree search]] [[Depth|limit]], the program would make the "bad" choice of sacrificing material to avoid losing, say, a queen "within" the horizon in the situation where the queen was going to be lost eventually anyway. I see this as not just a problem of "artificial" intelligence but human thinking in general, especially of politicians. You can find wonderful examples of this in today's headlines. For example politicians "buy" the favor of a certain class of workers by offering them fabulous retirement benefits. That effectively pushes an "accounting negative balance" beyond the horizon of the politician's career. The politician gets the immediate benefit of support from the affected workers but society will eventually have to pay the bill after the politician is gone.
=Nuclear Energy=
Gerald Tripard in an article on the 50 year anniversary of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University_Reactor Washington State University Reactor], published March 9, 2011 in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow-Pullman_Daily_News Moscow-Pullman Daily News] <ref>[https://www.standard.net/topics/business/2011/03/09/college-nuclear-reactor-hits-50th-anniversary/ College nuclear reactor hits 50th anniversary] by [http://www.standard.net/authors/kelsey-husky Kelsey Husky], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow-Pullman_Daily_News Moscow-Pullman Daily News], March 09, 2011</ref> <ref>The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster] happened from March 11, 2011</ref>:
Gerald Tripard, a former director of the center, told the group it will take a lot of effort to make people recognize that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_energy nuclear energy] is the energy of the future, not something to be afraid of.
"The generation that was brainwashed against nuclear power has to die off," he said. "You're not going to change their minds."
Tripard said there are about two generations of people who are "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealot_%28disambiguation%29 zealots]" and aren't teachable, even if provided with facts and logic. People wonder what will be done with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_waste nuclear waste], he said, and don't realize the planet is one big nuclear waste dump from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova supernova] in the past.
=External Links=
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-tripard-8069ab10/ Gerald Tripard | LinkedIn]
* [http://ljkrakauer.com/LJK/60s/tripardltr.htm July 1, 2010 letter from Dr. Gerald Tripard], hosted by [[Lawrence J. Krakauer]]
=References=
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