Monroe Merrell Newborn

Background

Newborn, Monroe Merrell was born on May 21, 1938 in Cleveland. Son of Isaac M. and Norma M. (Clapp) Newborn.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1960; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1962; Philosophy Doctor in Elec. Engineering, Ohio State University, 1967.

Career

Assistant professor, associate professor electrical engineering and computer science, Columbia University, New York City, 1967-1975; associate professor computer science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1975-1981; professor, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, since 1981. Consultant Center Information Research Montreal, since 1988.

Achievements

• Monroe Merrell Newborn has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • All About Chess and Computers: Chess and Computers and More Chess and Computers

    (For some time now, I have felt that the time is right to ...)

  • All About Chess and Computers (Computer chess series)
  • Computer Chess (A.C.M. monograph series)

Membership

Fellow Association Computing Machinery (chairman computer chess committee since 1980, outstanding contribution award 1989), International Computer Chess Association (president 1983-1986), Mount Royal Tennis Club (board directors 1990-1992).

Interests

• Avocation: tennis.

Connections

Married Barbara Sue Moser, June 29, 1975. Children: Amy, Molly.

Father:

Isaac M. Newborn

Mother:

Norma M. (Clapp) Newborn

Spouse:

Barbara Sue Moser

child:

Amy Newborn

child:

Molly Newborn