Patrick Henry Winston (February 5, 1943 – July 19, 2019) was an American computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

"Offered every January, the talk is intended to improve your speaking ability in critical situations by teaching you a few heuristic rules.

"[4] A book with his insights and teachings on communication was published in 2020 by the MIT Press: "Make It Clear: Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform".

[5] Winston served as president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence from 1985 to 1987.

[6] Winston authored a number of computer science and AI textbooks, including: