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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1st printing, Feb. 1988 Cover art by Gregory A. West. Paperback periodical original. Includes: "Opinion: "The Pure Space Act of 1989" by Jim Baen; "Across the Great Divide" by Charles Sheffield. Science Fiction: "Brenda" by Larry Niven; "Cathouse" by Dean Ing; "Latoya is Wounded" by Dafydd ab Hugh. Speculative Fact: "The Winding Road: To Toom-Temperature Super-Conductivity Via Absolute Zero" by Charles Sheffield; "Harvard Doesn't Publish Science Fiction" by Hans Moravec. Tanning; minor wear and creasing. Book. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1st printing, Feb. 1988 Cover art by Gregory A. West. Paperback periodical original. Includes: "Opinion: "The Pure Space Act of 1989" by Jim Baen; "Across the Great Divide" by Charles Sheffield. Science Fiction: "Brenda" by Larry Niven; "Cathouse" by Dean Ing; "Latoya is Wounded" by Dafydd ab Hugh. Speculative Fact: "The Winding Road: To Toom-Temperature Super-Conductivity Via Absolute Zero" by Charles Sheffield; "Harvard Doesn't Publish Science Fiction" by Hans Moravec. Minor creasing, wear, and tanning. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Arguing that within the next fifty years machines will equal humans not only in reasoning power but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their environment, Moravec describes the tremendous technological advances possible in the field of robotics.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Arguing that within the next fifty years machines will equal humans not only in reasoning power but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their environment, Moravec describes the tremendous technological advances possible in the field of robotics.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this compelling book, Hans Moravec predicts that machines will attain human levels of intelligence by the year 2040, and that by 2050, they will surpass us. But even though Moravec predicts the end of the domination by human beings, his is not a bleak vision. Far from railing against a future in which machines rule the world, Moravec embraces it, taking the startling view that intelligent robots will actually be our evolutionary heirs. "Intelligent machines, which will grow from us, learn our skills, and share our goals and values, can be viewed as children of our minds." And since they are our children, we will want them to outdistance us. In fact, in a bid for immortality, many of our descendants will choose to transform into "ex humans," as they upload themselves into advanced computers. This provocative new book, the highly anticipated follow-up to his bestselling volume Mind Children, charts the trajectory of robotics in breathtaking detail. A must read for artificial intelligence, technology, and computer enthusiasts, Moravec's freewheeling but informed speculations present a future far different than we ever dared imagine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this compelling book, Hans Moravec predicts that machines will attain human levels of intelligence by the year 2040, and that by 2050, they will surpass us. But even though Moravec predicts the end of the domination by human beings, his is not a bleak vision. Far from railing against a future in which machines rule the world, Moravec embraces it, taking the startling view that intelligent robots will actually be our evolutionary heirs. "Intelligent machines, which will grow from us, learn our skills, and share our goals and values, can be viewed as children of our minds." And since they are our children, we will want them to outdistance us. In fact, in a bid for immortality, many of our descendants will choose to transform into "ex humans," as they upload themselves into advanced computers. This provocative new book, the highly anticipated follow-up to his bestselling volume Mind Children, charts the trajectory of robotics in breathtaking detail. A must read for artificial intelligence, technology, and computer enthusiasts, Moravec's freewheeling but informed speculations present a future far different than we ever dared imagine.…

Condition: Fair. : El Hombre Mecánico es un libro de Hans Moravec que explora el futuro de la robótica y la inteligencia humana. Publicado en 1990 por Ediciones Temas de Hoy, este libro ofrece una visión de cómo la robótica y la inteligencia artificial transformarán nuestra sociedad. El autor, Hans Moravec, es un reconocido experto en el campo de la robótica y la inteligencia artificial, y su obra es una lectura obligada para aquellos interesados en el futuro de la tecnología. EAN: 9788478800391 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Tecnología Título: El hombre mecánico Autor: Hans Moravec Editorial: Ediciones Temas de Hoy, S.A. Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 318 Formato: tapa blanda Año de publicación: 1990.…

Condition: Good. : El Hombre Mecánico es un libro de Hans Moravec que explora el futuro de la robótica y la inteligencia humana. Publicado en 1990 por Ediciones Temas de Hoy, este libro ofrece una visión de cómo la robótica y la inteligencia artificial transformarán nuestra sociedad. El autor, Hans Moravec, es un reconocido experto en el campo de la robótica y la inteligencia artificial, y su obra es una lectura obligada para aquellos interesados en el futuro de la tecnología. EAN: 9788478800391 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Tecnología Título: El hombre mecánico Autor: Hans Moravec Editorial: Ediciones Temas de Hoy, S.A. Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 318 Formato: tapa blanda Año de publicación: 1990.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Unmarked pages. Solid binding.

Condition: Very Good. : El Hombre Mecánico es un libro de Hans Moravec que explora el futuro de la robótica y la inteligencia humana. Publicado en 1990 por Ediciones Temas de Hoy, este libro ofrece una visión de cómo la robótica y la inteligencia artificial transformarán nuestra sociedad. El autor, Hans Moravec, es un reconocido experto en el campo de la robótica y la inteligencia artificial, y su obra es una lectura obligada para aquellos interesados en el futuro de la tecnología. EAN: 9788478800391 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Tecnología Título: El hombre mecánico Autor: Hans Moravec Editorial: Ediciones Temas de Hoy, S.A. Idioma: es-ES Páginas: 318 Formato: tapa blanda Año de publicación: 1990. …

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Digest-sized paperback, 319 pages; top edge age toned, tiny price sticker on ISBN code block on front cover, otherwise in very clean and unmarked unread condition. See also our other Analog listings, more being added daily (buy two or more and save on postage!).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Photo is the book you will receive. In very nice condition with nominal wear, a tight binding and nice clean text with no underlining, highlighting, marks or notes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Imagine attending a lecture at the turn of the twentieth century in which Orville Wright speculates about the future of transportation, or one in which Alexander Graham Bell envisages satellite communications and global data banks. Mind Children, written by an internationally renowned roboticist, offers a comparable experience--a mind-boggling glimpse of a world we may soon share with our artificial progeny. Filled with fresh ideas and insights, this book is one of the most engaging and controversial visions of the future ever written by a serious scholar.Hans Moravec convincingly argues that we are approaching a watershed in the history of life--a time when the boundaries between biological and postbiological intelligence will begin to dissolve. Within forty years, Moravec believes, we will achieve human equivalence in our machines, not only in their capacity to reason but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their complex environment. The critical factor is mobility. A computer rooted to one place is doomed to static iterations, whereas a machine on the prowl, like a mobile organism, must evolve a richer fund of knowledge about an ever-changing world upon which to base its actions.In order to achieve anything near human equivalence, robots will need, at the least, the capacity to perform ten trillion calculations per second. Given the trillion-fold increase in computational power since the end of the nineteenth century, and the promise of exotic technologies far surpassing the now-familiar lasers and even superconductors, Moravec concludes that our hardware will have no trouble meeting this forty-year timetable.But human equivalence is just the beginning, not an upper bound. Once the tireless thinking capacity of robots is directed to the problem of their own improvement and reproduction, even the sky will not limit their voracious exploration of the universe. In the concluding chapters Moravec challenges us to imagine with him the possibilities and pitfalls of such a scenario. Rather than warning us of takeover by robots, the author invites us, as we approach the end of this millennium, to speculate about a plausible, wonderful postbiological future and the ways in which our minds might participate in its unfolding.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Imagine attending a lecture at the turn of the twentieth century in which Orville Wright speculates about the future of transportation, or one in which Alexander Graham Bell envisages satellite communications and global data banks. Mind Children, written by an internationally renowned roboticist, offers a comparable experience--a mind-boggling glimpse of a world we may soon share with our artificial progeny. Filled with fresh ideas and insights, this book is one of the most engaging and controversial visions of the future ever written by a serious scholar.Hans Moravec convincingly argues that we are approaching a watershed in the history of life--a time when the boundaries between biological and postbiological intelligence will begin to dissolve. Within forty years, Moravec believes, we will achieve human equivalence in our machines, not only in their capacity to reason but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their complex environment. The critical factor is mobility. A computer rooted to one place is doomed to static iterations, whereas a machine on the prowl, like a mobile organism, must evolve a richer fund of knowledge about an ever-changing world upon which to base its actions.In order to achieve anything near human equivalence, robots will need, at the least, the capacity to perform ten trillion calculations per second. Given the trillion-fold increase in computational power since the end of the nineteenth century, and the promise of exotic technologies far surpassing the now-familiar lasers and even superconductors, Moravec concludes that our hardware will have no trouble meeting this forty-year timetable.But human equivalence is just the beginning, not an upper bound. Once the tireless thinking capacity of robots is directed to the problem of their own improvement and reproduction, even the sky will not limit their voracious exploration of the universe. In the concluding chapters Moravec challenges us to imagine with him the possibilities and pitfalls of such a scenario. Rather than warning us of takeover by robots, the author invites us, as we approach the end of this millennium, to speculate about a plausible, wonderful postbiological future and the ways in which our minds might participate in its unfolding.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Imagine attending a lecture at the turn of the twentieth century in which Orville Wright speculates about the future of transportation, or one in which Alexander Graham Bell envisages satellite communications and global data banks. Mind Children, written by an internationally renowned roboticist, offers a comparable experiencea mind-boggling glimpse of a world we may soon share with our artificial progeny. Filled with fresh ideas and insights, this book is one of the most engaging and controversial visions of the future ever written by a serious scholar.Hans Moravec convincingly argues that we are approaching a watershed in the history of lifea time when the boundaries between biological and postbiological intelligence will begin to dissolve. Within forty years, Moravec believes, we will achieve human equivalence in our machines, not only in their capacity to reason but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their complex environment. The critical factor is mobility. A computer rooted to one place is doomed to static iterations, whereas a machine on the prowl, like a mobile organism, must evolve a richer fund of knowledge about an ever-changing world upon which to base its actions.In order to achieve anything near human equivalence, robots will need, at the least, the capacity to perform ten trillion calculations per second. Given the trillion-fold increase in computational power since the end of the nineteenth century, and the promise of exotic technologies far surpassing the now-familiar lasers and even superconductors, Moravec concludes that our hardware will have no trouble meeting this forty-year timetable.But human equivalence is just the beginning, not an upper bound. Once the tireless thinking capacity of robots is directed to the problem of their own improvement and reproduction, even the sky will not limit their voracious exploration of the universe. In the concluding chapters Moravec challenges us to imagine with him the possibilities and pitfalls of such a scenario. Rather than warning us of takeover by robots, the author invites us, as we approach the end of this millennium, to speculate about a plausible, wonderful postbiological future and the ways in which our minds might participate in its unfolding. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: very_good.

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Minor wear. Crease to cover.