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Richard Powers, a Humanist-in-Residence at the center for Advanced Scientific Research, gets involved with a project to train a machine to pass a comprehensive exam in English literature--and with the degree candidate against whom the machine is competing
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Cognitive neurologist and well-known writer team up to produce a machine that can pass a comprehensive exam in English literature, with predictably unpredictable results. Like The Gold Bug Variations, this is another of Powers' wild, unforgettable novels encompassing science, philosophy, and the frailty of mankind.
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Richard Powers is a MacArthur Fellow. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.
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- PublisherPerennial
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0060976926
- ISBN 13 9780060976927
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages329
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