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Sunday, July 5, 2009

History of Genetic Algorithm

Idea of evolutionary computing was introduced in 1960s by I.Rechenberg in his work "Evolution strategies" ("Evolutionsstrategie", in original). His idea was then developed by other researchers. Genetic Algorithms (GA) were invented by John Holland and developed by him and his students and colleagues. This lead to Holland's book "Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems"