An accessible, anecdotal survey of the influence and mechanics of computers traces the birth of the computer, explains its workings and programming, charts its evolution, and predicts its future, including the possibilities of artificial intelligence. UP.
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"In this entertaining, thought provoking and rich-in-metaphors book, Rawlins explores and explains the computer, from its modest origins to its most immodest potential relationship with humans. A pleasant must' for anyone who cares about the broader what', how' and how far' of these machines."--Michael L. Dertouzos, Director, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science; Author of "What Will Be"
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Condition: as new. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1997. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 145 pp.- In Moths to the Flame, Gregory J. E. Rawlins took lay readers on a tour of the exciting and sometimes scary world to which compters are leading us. This new book is for those who are new to computers and want to know what is "under the hood." It shows what computers can do for us and to us. It tells the story of how we became slaves to our machines and how our machines may one day become slaves to us. Written in an accessible, anecdotal form, Slaves of the Machine presents the birth of the computer, charts its evolution, and envisions its development over the next fifty years. Each of the six chapters asks a simple question: What are computers? How do we build them? How do we talk to them? How do we program them? What can't they do? Could they think? After answering its question, each chapter views its topic in terms of the state of the art as of 1997 and into the near future. Rawlins successfully demystifies the computer--the first step away from slavery to it. English text. Condition : as new. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780262181839. Keywords : , Seller Inventory # 247157
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