The Pattern on the Stone by Wdaniel Hillis

The Pattern on the Stone by Wdaniel Hillis

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Zusammenfassung

In the SCIENCE MASTERS series, this book explains the inner workings of computers in a an accessible manner, starting with an account of how computers are built and why they work, describing what they currently can and cannot do, explaining how a computer can surpass its programmer and describing the quest for a Thinking Machine.

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The Pattern on the Stone by Wdaniel Hillis

Starting with an account of how computers are built and why they work, Daniel Hillis describes what they acn and cannot do - at the resent time - before explaining how a computer can surpass its programmer, and finally, the quest for a thinking machine.
Daniel Hillis is one of the world's hottest computer scientists. He was co-founder and chief scientist of the Thinking Machines Corporation and principalarchitect of the company's major product, the Connection Machine. He is an Editor of several scientific journals, including Artificial Life and Future Generation Computer Systems and is currently Vice President and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.Adam Hart-Davis is a freelance photographer, writer and broadcaster. He won awards for the BBC 2 series, Local Heroes and his pu
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ISBN 13 9780297815419
ISBN 10 0297815415
Titel The Pattern on the Stone
Autor W Daniel Hillis
Serie Science Masters
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Orion Publishing Co
Erscheinungsjahr 1998-11-30
Seitenanzahl 176
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