Genetic Algorithm - History

INTRODUCTION:

Genetic algorithms are computerized search and optimization algorithm based on the mechanics of natural genetics and natural selection. Professor John Holland of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor envisaged the concept of these algorithms in the mid-sixties and published his seminal work (Holland, 1975). Thereafter, a number of his students and other researchers have contributed to developing this field. To date, most of the GA studies are available through few books (Davis,1991; Goldberg,1989 ; Holland, 1975; Michalewicz,1992) and through a number of international conference proceeding ( Below and Booker ,1991; Forrest, 1993; Grefensette , 1985, 1987;Rawlins, 1991; Schaffer, 1989 ; Whitely , 1993). GA’s are fundamentally different than classical optimization algorithms.