= Peter Norvig
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<Peter Norvig> is a <computer scientist> whose work combines <artificial intelligence>, <computer programming> and technical education. With <Stuart J. Russell>, he wrote <Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig>, which connects <search algorithms>, logical reasoning, <probabilistic reasoning> and <machine learning> through the design of <intelligent agents>.<Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig>[Author byline and fourth-edition table of contents]{ref}
His programming explanations also connect compact working examples with general ideas: his spelling-correction tutorial illustrates how <candidate generation> and a <probability model> can cooperate in selecting a correction.<How to Write a Spelling Corrector by Peter Norvig>[How It Works: Some Probability Theory]{ref}
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