Technology, Computing, Engineering

John McCarthy's influence in computer science ranges from the invention of LISP and time-sharing to the coining of the term AI and the founding of the AI laboratory at Stanford...

Imagine a future world where computers can create universes - digital environments made from binary ones and zeros. Imagine that within these universes there exist biological forms that reproduce, grow...

More than just a Steven Spielberg film, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the proposition that human brains are nothing more than machines, albeit extremely complicated ones, whose abilities will someday be...

This book is the companion volume to Rethinking Innateness- A Connectionist Perspective on Development (The MIT Press, 1996), which proposed a new theoretical framework to answer the question "What does...

How does the brain work? How do billions of neurons bring about ideas, sensations, emotions, and actions? Why do children learn faster than elderly people? What can go wrong in...

"Made-up Minds" addresses fundamental questions of learning and concept invention by means of a computer program that is based on the cognitive-developmental theory of psychologist Jean Piaget. Drescher uses Piaget's...

Connectionist approaches, Andy Clark argues, are driving cognitive science toward a radical reconception of its explanatory endeavour. At the heart of this reconception lies a shift toward a new and...

TFT/LCD is the first book of its kind characterizing thin-film-transistor-addressed-liquid-crystal displays.

For many centuries, powerful ideas which shape our lives have come from religion and the arts, but more recently they are coming from science and technology. The author argues that...

An authoritative and accessible one-stop resource, An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presents the first full examination of AI. Designed to provide an understanding of the foundations of artificial intelligence, it...

Artificial Intelligence is not just a fictional concept. Half a century of research into the construction of intelligent machinery has resulted in machines capable of beating the best human chess...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now advancing at such a rapid clip that it has the potential to transform our world in ways both exciting and disturbing. Computers have already been...

This book is a history of artificial intelligence, that audacious effort to duplicate in an artifact what we consider to be our most important property-our intelligence. It is an invitation...

Colburn (computer science, U. of Minnesota-Duluth) has a doctorate in philosophy and an advanced degree in computer science; he's worked as a philosophy professor, a computer programmer, and a research...

Imagine a banana. What colour is it? Yellow, of course. Now try to form a picture of one that doesn't exist, that can't exist: a blue banana with red spots....

Artificial Intelligence will create gigantic benefits for humankind but will become more powerful than many governments, with purposes and plans of its own, and the ability to alter the very...

This work provides a look at the individuals and companies that have sought to develop and market the technology known as artificial intelligence. The driving force behind AI is to...

Can computers think? Can they use reason to develop their own concepts, solve complex problems, play games, understand our languages? This comprehensive survey of artificial intelligence - the study of...

In 1956, a group of young scientists predicted that the whole range of human intelligence would be programmable within their own lifetimes. Nearly half a century later their field has...

'if AI is outside your field, or you know something of the subject and would like to know more then Artificial Intelligence: The Basics is a brilliant primer.' - Nick...

Workers for the past 25 years in this discipline have tried to reproduce human behaviour on computers. This book presents a survey of their achievements and the problems they still...

"It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence," twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In "Turing's Cathedral," George Dyson focuses on...

Case-based reasoning (CBR) is a paradigm for reasoning and learning in artificial intelligence, with research efforts and applications extending the frontiers of the field. This book provides an introduction for...

"Machines who think-how utterly preposterous," huff beleaguered humanists, defending their dwindling turf. "Artificial Intelligence-it's here and about to surpass our own," crow techno-visionaries, proclaiming dominion. It's so simple and obvious,...

"Computers and Thought" contains the work of the scientists who not only defined the field of Artificial Intelligence, but who are responsible for having developed it into what it is...

Philosophers have found that the concepts and technology of artificial intelligence provide useful ways to test theories of knowledge and reason. Conversely, researchers in artificial intelligence, noting that the production...

The book review column in "Artificial Intelligence" has evolved from simple reviews to a forum where reviewers and authors debate current, often competing, theories of human and artificial intelligence. "Contemplating...

For centuries, people have been fascinated by the possibility of building an artificial system that behaves intelligently. Now there is a new entry in this arena - neural networks. "Naturally...

This text provides a general survey of and introduction to the range of work in lexical linguistics and corpora - the study of such on-line resources as dictionaries and other...

Artificial life , a field that seeks to increase the role of synthesis in the study of biological phenomena, has great potential, both for unlocking the secrets of life and...

In this work Henry Kyburg presents his views on a wide range of philosophical problems associated with the study and practice of science and mathematics. The main structure of the...

The Prentice Hall Essence of Computing Series provides a concise, practical and uniform introduction to the core components of an undergraduate computer science degree. Acknowledging the recent changes within Higher...

The Console Chronicles will take you on a unique journey through the history of gaming platforms. Fifty years ago, the home console was an anomaly that predated when everyone around...

Artificial Intelligence will create gigantic benefits for humankind but will become more powerful than many governments, with purposes and plans of its own, and the ability to alter the very...

Author: McPherson's LimitedBinding: PaperbackPublished: McPherson's, 1949Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover separating slightly from spine and some...

Author: The Staff Of Motor ShipBinding: HardbackPublished: Temple Press Limited, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis technical reference work, compiled by the staff of...

Author: Hector DonohueBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australian Defence Industries with Royal Australian Navy, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic text, "Mines, Mining And...

Author: J. C. JaegerBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen & Co. Ltd.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Laplace...

Author: William F. HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a foundational understanding of fluid mechanics, focusing on the behavior of viscous...

Author: F. M. HendersonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive treatment of open channel flow, a fundamental concept...

Author: Edward H. Bowman And Robert B. FetterBinding: HardbackPublished: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive examination of analytical techniques applied...

Author: Robert Grant Mason (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Time Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight damage to dust jacketThis book presents a comprehensive overview of...

Author: J. GrimsonBinding: HardbackPublished: MCGRAW-HILL, 1970Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a comprehensive study of the fundamental principles governing the behavior of fluids. It systematically...

Author: Ray ParkinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Miegunyah Press, 1997Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Excellent condition in unblemished slipcase.The book presents a comprehensive study of the H.M. Bark...

Author: James SinclairBinding: HardbackPublished: Pacific Publications, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn DJ, showing signs of delamination. The book chronicles the transformative impact of aviation on...

Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1987Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume offers comprehensive guidance on constructing and enhancing outdoor living spaces. It...