The first neural network was created in 1943
The first mathematical model of a neural network was created in 1943 by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts, while the first physical, working neural network hardware (the Perceptron) was built in 1957–1958 by Frank Rosenblatt. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] Key Milestones in Early Neural Network History 1943 (The First Model): Neurophysiologist Warren McCulloch and mathematician Walter Pitts published a paper proposing the first computational model of an artificial neuron using electrical circuits and threshold logic . [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] 1949 (Learning Rule): Psychologist Donald Hebb introduced Hebbian learning, suggesting that neural pathways strengthen when they fire together ("cells that fire together, wire together"). [ 1 , 2 ] 1951 (First Simulator): Marvin Minsky built the SNARC, considered the first neural network simulation machine. [ 1 ] 1957–1958 (First Physical Network): Frank Rosenblatt developed and built the Perceptron (the Mark 1 Perceptron), the first real-world, a...