DENDRAL
DENDRAL is (or was) an expert system for interpreting mass spectra of organic compounds, and one of the first applications of "artificial intelligence" in science.
Topics
Details
- Maturity:
- Legacy
- Tool Type:
- command-line tool
- Programming Languages:
- Lisp
- Added:
- 9/25/2025
- Last Updated:
- 9/25/2025
Operations
Publications
Lederberg J. TOPOLOGICAL MAPPING OF ORGANIC MOLECULES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 1965;53(1):134-139. doi:10.1073/pnas.53.1.134. PMID:16578584. PMCID:PMC219445.
Lindsay RK, Buchanan BG, Feigenbaum EA, Lederberg J. DENDRAL: A case study of the first expert system for scientific hypothesis formation. Artificial Intelligence. 1993;61(2):209-261. doi:10.1016/0004-3702(93)90068-m.