Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History
From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks
$35.38
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
4 December 2024
Summary
Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History explores the historic origins and current applications of AI in such diverse fields as computing, medicine, popular culture, mythology, and philosophy. Through more than 100 entries, award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover, offers a granular, yet accessible, glimpse into the world of AI from medieval robots and Boolean algebra to facial recognition, and artificial neural networks. First released in 2019, this updated paperback edition brings r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781454955788 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1454955783 |
| Author: | Clifford Pickover, A., Clifford Pickover |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | Union Square & Co. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 4 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 186mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Union Square & Co. Illustrated Histories |
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Critics Review
“Pickover’s illustrated history explores, in one-page entries, humans’ fascination with artificial intelligence, starting in 1300 B.C. and continuing through the present day … the book provides a wide-ranging and riveting evocation of AI over time.” —Helen Phillips, author of The Need
About The Author
Clifford Pickover, A.
Clifford A. Pickover has published more than 50 books, translated into a dozen languages, on topics ranging from science and mathematics to religion, art, and history. He received his PhD degree from Yale University, has been granted more than 800 US patents, and has more than 180,000 X (formerly Twitter) followers. For many years, he was an IBM researcher and inventor and editor-in-chief of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He is the author of many other books including Death and the Afterlife, The Physics Book, and The Math Book, which won the Neumann Prize.
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