Computational Intelligence

40 Chapter Three—Evolutionary Computation Concepts and Paradigms

History of Evolutionary Computation

There are a number of ways to address the history of almost any subject, evolu-

tionary computation included. We choose to focus on people rather than theory

or technology for two main reasons. First, it seems a more interesting way to look

at history. History is, after all, just a record of people doing things. Second, the

evolutionary computation field, particularly in the early days, revolved around

a few key individuals. These individuals and their followers seem to us to have

sometimes resembled minicultures.

Having said that, the selection of individuals ...