An example Bongard problem, the common factor of the left set being convex shapes (the right set are instead all concave). A Bongard problem is a kind of puzzle invented by the Russian computer scientist Mikhail Moiseevich Bongard (Михаил Моисеевич Бонгард, 1924–1971), probably in the mid-1960s.
When did Mikhail Bongard invent the Bongard problem?
A Bongard problem is a kind of puzzle invented by the Russian computer scientist Mikhail Moiseevich Bongard (Михаил Моисеевич Бонгард, 1924–1971), probably in the mid-1960s. They were published in his 1967 book on pattern recognition.
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How did the Bongard deck oven get its name?
Artisan breads, which include the standard loaves as we know them, are more popular than ever and can be flavored and even fermented, produced in all shapes and sizes. Deck ovens, relying on conduction heat, were so named because the heat traveled up from the bottom, or deck, which was originally a heated stone.
How many pictures are on one page in Bongard problem?
In a Bongard problem, you are given 12 pictures, 6 on one page and 6 on the other. The pictures on the left page conform to a rule, and the pictures on the right page conform to a different rule. Furthermore, a picture on one side cannot conform to the rule on the other side. The goal is to determine the rules.
How did Harry Foundalis solve the Bongard problem?
The problems became more well-known after appearing in the 1979 book “Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid” by Douglas Hofstadter, who is himself a composer of Bongard problems [2]. Harry Foundalis, Hofstadter’s doctoral student, built an automated system to solve such problems as his Ph.D research project [3].
