Brian Thomas

Documentary

Backpropagation's Forgotten Originators

In research — the notes below are indexed for search. Search a name, place, or idea to see the matching passages.

Research files

  1. Seppo Linnainmaa (1970) & Paul Werbos (1974) — L00 Overview8 passages
  2. The idea, plainly (and why "who invented it" is slippery)6 passages
  3. Seppo Linnainmaa: the rounding-error student16 passages
  4. Paul Werbos: Freud, a slum, and a thesis about nationalism26 passages
  5. Before them: the rocket-trajectory men14 passages
  6. The lost decade, 1970–19826 passages
  7. Rediscovery and fame, 1982–19866 passages
  8. The priority war (positions on record, not resolved)8 passages
  9. Conflicts, gaps, no-invention audit15 passages
  10. Legacy1 passage
  11. Receipts and bibliography (every tag resolves here)28 passages
  12. Documentary structure (beats → receipts). PDF later in globe/atlas Biography style, not SHORT.12 passages