Personal Life and Beliefs
Zadeh is noted to be "quick to shrug off nationalism, insisting there are much deeper issues in life", and is quoted as stating in an interview: "The question really isn't whether I'm American, Russian, Iranian, Azerbaijani, or anything else. I've been shaped by all these people and cultures and I feel quite comfortable among all of them." Zadeh also notes in the same interview: "Obstinacy and tenacity. Not being afraid to get embroiled in controversy. That's very much a Turkish tradition. That's part of my character, too. I can be very stubborn. That's probably been beneficial for the development of Fuzzy Logic." He describes himself as "an American, mathematically oriented, electrical engineer of Iranian descent, born in Russia."
Zadeh is married to Fay Zadeh and has two children, Stella Zadeh and Norman Zadeh.
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