The Pattern on the Stone The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work
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Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld Nicolson, 1998
Series: Book 13 of 14 - Science Masters
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- Title
- The Pattern on the Stone The Simple Ideas that Make Computers Work
- Author
- W. Daniel Hillis
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld Nicolson
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0297815415
- ISBN 13
- 9780297815419
- Illustrator
- B & W Illustrations
- Series
- Book 13 of 14: Science Masters
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.
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About the Author
Daniel Hillis is one of the worlds hottest computer scientists. He was co-founder and chief scientist of the Thinking Machines Corporation and principal architect of the companys 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 publications include Eurekaaarh!
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