Darwin among the machines : the evolution of global intelligence / George Dyson

By:

Dyson, George [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: California : Basic Books, c1997.Description: xii, 286 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780465031627

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

Q 335 .D97 1997

Contents:

Preface: Edge of the World -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Leviathan -- 2. Darwin Among the Machines -- 3. The General Wind -- 4. On Computable Numbers -- 5. The Proving Ground -- 6. Rats in a Cathedral -- 7. Symbiogenesis -- 8. On Distributed Communications -- 9. Theory of Games and Economic Behavior -- 10. There's Plenty of Room at the Top -- 11. Last and First Men -- 12. Fiddling While Rome Burns -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: Darwin Among the Machines tells the story of humankind's journey into the digital wilderness. Introducing a cast of familiar and not-so-familiar characters, historian of science George B. Dyson traces the course of the information revolution, illuminating the lives and work of visionaries-from Thomas Hobbes to John von Neumann-who foresaw the development of artificial intelligence, artificial life, and artificial mind. This profound and elegant book derives both its title and its outlook from Samuel Butler's 1863 essay, "Darwin Among the Machines." Observing the beginnings of miniaturization.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC Q 335 .D97 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000003002

Includes index.

Darwin Among the Machines tells the story of humankind's journey into the digital wilderness. Introducing a cast of familiar and not-so-familiar characters, historian of science George B. Dyson traces the course of the information revolution, illuminating the lives and work of visionaries-from Thomas Hobbes to John von Neumann-who foresaw the development of artificial intelligence, artificial life, and artificial mind. This profound and elegant book derives both its title and its outlook from Samuel Butler's 1863 essay, "Darwin Among the Machines." Observing the beginnings of miniaturization.

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