Out of their Minds

The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that era's greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal interests. The latter half of our century has seen its own Renaissance--informations technology has changed irrevocable the way we live, work, and think about the world. We are fortunate, therefore, that the authors of Out of Their Minds have been able to talk so candidly with the founders of computer science....

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-07-02
Mått:155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:485 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:291
Upplaga:1995
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387982694

Utforska kategorier

Systemvetenskap och AI inom Data och IT
Biografier inom Biografier
Naturvetenskap:allmänt inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

1: Linguists: how to Talk to Machines.- • A Restless Inventor.- • The Uncommon Logician of Common Sense.- • A Clear Romantic Vision.- 2: Algorithmists: How to Solve Problems Fast.- • Appalling Prose and the Shortest Path.- • The Possibilities of Chance.- • Boundless Interests, A Common Thread.- • In Search of Good Structure.- • Of Time, Space, and Computation.- • A Good Solution is Hard to Find.- 3: Architects: How to Build Better Machines.- • A Delight in Making Things Work.- • Racing with the Speed of Light.- • The Biological Connection.- 4: Sculptors of Machine Intelligence: How to Make Machines Smart.- #x2022; The Power of Knowledge.- • A Twenty-Year Bet.- Epilogue: Secrets Of Success?.- Postscript: The Next 25 Years.- References.- Acknowledgments.