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- Title
- Fools' Experiments
- Author
- Edward M. Lerner
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- mass_market
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 076535862X
- ISBN 13
- 9780765358622
We are not alone, and it's our own damn fault ...
Something demonic is stalking the brightest men and women in the computer industry. It attacks without warning or mercy, leaving its prey insane, comatose -- or dead.
Mayhem is on the rise. Something far nastier than any virus, worm, or Trojan horse program is being evolved in laboratory confinement by well-intentioned but misguided researchers. When their artificial life-form escapes onto the Internet, no conventional defense against malicious software can begin to compete. As disasters multiply, computer scientist Doug Carey knows that unconventional measures may be civilization's last hope.
And that any artificial life-form learns very fast ....
Something demonic is stalking the brightest men and women in the computer industry. It attacks without warning or mercy, leaving its prey insane, comatose -- or dead.
Mayhem is on the rise. Something far nastier than any virus, worm, or Trojan horse program is being evolved in laboratory confinement by well-intentioned but misguided researchers. When their artificial life-form escapes onto the Internet, no conventional defense against malicious software can begin to compete. As disasters multiply, computer scientist Doug Carey knows that unconventional measures may be civilization's last hope.
And that any artificial life-form learns very fast ....
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About the Author
EDWARD M. LERNER has degrees in physics and computer science. As an engineer Lerner has led development projects for NASA and various contract work from telecommunications to national defense. His books include Probe, Moonstruck, and the collection Creative Destruction, as well as a collaborative series of Ringworld prequels (Fleet of Worlds and Juggler of Worlds) with Larry Niven. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Ruth.
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