Claim · 1968-07 · publication · Stated in source · Supported

Nils J. Nilsson is a co-author, with Peter E. Hart and Bertram Raphael, of the 1968 paper on the heuristic determination of minimum cost paths.

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Nils J. Nilsson → authored → A Formal Basis for the Heuristic Determination of Minimum Cost Paths

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Nils J. Nilssonauthored ↓A Formal Basis for the Heuristic Determination of Minimum Cost Paths

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Date: 1968-07 · publication Records dated 1968 →

Scope and limitsByline of the journal printing; co-authorship only, no division of contributions.

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A Formal Basis for the Heuristic Determination of Minimum Cost Paths

IEEE Transactions on Systems Science and Cybernetics; scan hosted on a University of Auckland course page · 1968-07

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Byline reads 'PETER E. HART, MEMBER, IEEE, NILS J. NILSSON, MEMBER, IEEE, AND BERTRAM RAPHAEL'.

Location in source PDF p. 1 (journal p. 100), byline

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Authors: Peter E. Hart; Nils J. Nilsson; Bertram Raphael
Version: Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-29 (SHA-256 68905780affa771f22b0b6b83dde669bbce9246a62384d7d77ab9494f046e46e). Scan of the journal printing (vol. SSC-4, no. 2, July 1968, pp. 100–107); ai.stanford.edu copy refused (connection reset)
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Accessed: 2026-10-29
Language: English (en)
Attribution: Peter E. Hart, Nils J. Nilsson, Bertram Raphael, “A Formal Basis for the Heuristic Determination of Minimum Cost Paths”, 1968-07.
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Record ID th-auth-nilsson-1968