Eugene Charniak was a Professor at Brown University and an early AI pioneer. Aminsgt other thins he worked on the way common sense knowlegde is needed to interpret simple chuldren's stories.
Used on Chap. 2: page 30
Also known as charniak
Links:
cs.brown.edu: Eugene Charniak's Home Page
Wikipedia: Eugene Charniak
dspace.mit.edu: Toward A Model Of Children's Story Comprehension