Richard Atkinson
Cognitive psychologist and academic leader known for foundational work on the structure of human memory and for serving as director of the NSF, chancellor of UC San Diego, and president of the University of California.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 18min
Computers and Memory: Richard Atkinson
Richard Atkinson, cognitive psychologist and university leader who helped define human memory research. He recalls early computational and information-theory influences. He describes military computing and Monte Carlo simulations. He traces formal models of storage and retrieval and the founding of UC San Diego’s cognitive science efforts.
