DARWIN AMONG THE MACHINES: The Evolution of the Global Intelligence
by Dyson, George B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0201406497
- ISBN 13
- 9780201406498
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 286 p. Traces the course of the information revolution, illuminating the lives and work of visionaries from the time of Thomas Hobbes to the era of John von Neumann, who foresaw the development of artificial intelligence, artificial life, and artificial mind. Presentation copy, inscribed by Dyson to American computer pioneer Willis Ware (1920-2013) on the title page. Dyson interviewed Ware for this book. In the late 1940s, Ware helped von Neumann build a machine that would become a blueprint for computer design in the 20th century, and later played an important role in defining the importance of personal privacy in the information age. Octavo. Light foxing to the edges; otherwise a near fine copy in a bright and glossy dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62175
- Title
- DARWIN AMONG THE MACHINES: The Evolution of the Global Intelligence
- Author
- Dyson, George B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0201406497
- ISBN 13
- 9780201406498
- Publisher
- Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Reading, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1997
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