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On Intelligence

On Intelligence Hard cover - 2004

by Jeff Hawkins

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From the inventor of the PalmPilot comes a new and compelling theory of intelligence, brain function, and the future of intelligent machines. Written with acclaimed science writer Blakeslee, this text promises to transfigure the possibilities of the technology age.

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  • Title On Intelligence
  • Author Jeff Hawkins
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Edition Adapted
  • Condition New
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-10-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780805074567_pod
  • ISBN 9780805074567 / 0805074562
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 1 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004051640
  • Dewey Decimal Code 612.82

First line

When I graduated from Cornell in June 1979 with a degree in electrical engineering, I didn't have any major plans for my life.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 09/01/2004, Page 34
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2004, Page 787
  • Library Journal, 06/01/2004, Page 0
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 06/01/2004, Page 104
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/26/2004, Page 44

About the author

Jeff Hawkins is one of the most successful and highly regarded computer architects and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. He founded Palm Computing and Handspring, and created the Redwood Neuroscience Institute to promote research on memory and cognition. Also a member of the scientific board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, he lives in northern California.

Sandra Blakeslee has been writing about science and medicine for The New York Times for more than thirty years and is the co-author of Phantoms in the Brain by V. S. Ramachandran and of Judith Wallerstein's bestselling books on psychology and marriage. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.