James R. Slagle
James Slagle’s early AI work explored programs that could solve calculus problems and choose steps in mathematical reasoning. Slagle came to MIT in 1955 as a mathematics graduate student and a staff member of Lincoln Laboratory. Slagle received an MIT master’s degree in 1957 while working on Lincoln Laboratory’s SAGE air defence system.
- Works
- 115
- Citations
- 2,260
- h-index
- 25
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1955
MIT and Lincoln Laboratory
Slagle came to MIT in 1955 as a mathematics graduate student and a staff member of Lincoln Laboratory.
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1957
Master’s degree and SAGE work
Slagle received an MIT master’s degree in 1957 while working on Lincoln Laboratory’s SAGE air defence system.
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1959
Calculus-solving doctoral research
In May 1959, Slagle was programming MIT’s IBM 704 to solve calculus problems under Marvin Minsky’s direction. His thesis was in progress.
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1990
Research recognition
AAAI elected James R. Slagle as a Fellow in 1990.
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As of October 2026
SAINT integration program
Slagle created SAINT, a program that solved basic integration problems.
Sources and credits
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