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This best-selling book is now available in an inexpensive softcover format.
Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that eras greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal interests.

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1: Linguists: how to Talk to Machines.- • A Restless Inventor.- • The Uncommon Logician of Common Sense.- • A Clear Romantic Vision.- 2: Algorithmists: How to Solve Problems Fast.- • Appalling Prose and the Shortest Path.- • The Possibilities of Chance.- • Boundless Interests, A Common Thread.- • In Search of Good Structure.- • Of Time, Space, and Computation.- • A Good Solution is Hard to Find.- 3: Architects: How to Build Better Machines.- • A Delight in Making Things Work.- • Racing with the Speed of Light.- • The Biological Connection.- 4: Sculptors of Machine Intelligence: How to Make Machines Smart.- #x2022; The Power of Knowledge.- • A Twenty-Year Bet.- Epilogue: Secrets Of Success?.- Postscript: The Next 25 Years.- References.- Acknowledgments.

Out of their Minds The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists

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      Publisher Copernicus Books
      Published 7 February 1998
      ISBN-13 9780387982694
      978-0387982694
      ISBN-10 0387982698
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      Mathematics Science & Nature Life sciences: general issues Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Engineering: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This best-selling book is now available in an inexpensive softcover format.
      Imagine living during the Renaissance and being able to interview that eras greatest scientists about their inspirations, discoveries, and personal interests.

      Table of Contents
      1: Linguists: how to Talk to Machines.- • A Restless Inventor.- • The Uncommon Logician of Common Sense.- • A Clear Romantic Vision.- 2: Algorithmists: How to Solve Problems Fast.- • Appalling Prose and the Shortest Path.- • The Possibilities of Chance.- • Boundless Interests, A Common Thread.- • In Search of Good Structure.- • Of Time, Space, and Computation.- • A Good Solution is Hard to Find.- 3: Architects: How to Build Better Machines.- • A Delight in Making Things Work.- • Racing with the Speed of Light.- • The Biological Connection.- 4: Sculptors of Machine Intelligence: How to Make Machines Smart.- #x2022; The Power of Knowledge.- • A Twenty-Year Bet.- Epilogue: Secrets Of Success?.- Postscript: The Next 25 Years.- References.- Acknowledgments.

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