Imprint: Penguin
Published: 01/03/2012
ISBN: 9780718194574
Length: 304 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 17mm x 129mm
Weight: 223g
RRP: £10.99
'Full of historical anecdotes . . . but this is much more than a history book. [George Dyson] weaves his threads together for a purpose. Using voices of the past and present, he describes a fresh and sometimes startling viewpoint of the emerging relationship between nature and machines. From vignettes about Olaf Stapledon, George Boole, John von Neumann, and Samuel Butler, a larger story develops in which the twin processes of intelligence and evolution are inseparably intertwined' Danny Hillis, Wired
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 01/03/2012
ISBN: 9780718194574
Length: 304 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 17mm x 129mm
Weight: 223g
RRP: £10.99
One of the most original and intriguing books of the last two decades
A very deep and important book, beautifully written
A book that can be read as literature, whether or not you have any interest in computers and machine intelligence . . . satisfying, edifying and accessible
An extraordinarily exciting, intriguing and very idiosyncratic book