Herman Kahn

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Herman_Kahn
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-02-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bayonne,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Adam_Kahn
gptkb:David_Kahn
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-07-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chappaqua,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:RAND_Corporation
gptkb:Hudson_Institute
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:military
systems theory
futurology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herman Kahn
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:military
futurism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Thomas_Schelling
gptkbp:knownFor scenario planning
theory of escalation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:On_Thermonuclear_War
gptkb:The_Year_2000
gptkb:Thinking_About_the_Unthinkable
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:futurist
gptkb:military_officer
systems theorist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Kahn
gptkbp:subjectOf Dr. Strangelove (character inspired by)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAND_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4