Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought (Penguin Press Science)

Hofstadter, Douglas R. and etc. and The Fluid Analogies Research Group

ISBN 10: 0140258353 / ISBN 13: 9780140258356

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1998

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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Seller Inventory # CHL10166810

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Title: Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: ...

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used; Very Good

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Review:

A lucid, highly readable exploration of the computer models of discovery, creation, and analogical thought developed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gödel, Escher, Bach and the Fluid Analogies Research Group. The book features anagram and number puzzles, analogy puzzles involving letter strings or tabletop objects, and fanciful alphabetic styles.

"A remarkable book. At first I said 'too technical and specialized,' but hours later I found I couldn't stop reading.... A marvelous book, illuminating oddities of thought and raising them to profound insights into the nature of human creativity."--Donald A. Norman, Apple Fellow; Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego