Evolution of the Intelligent Machine: A Popular History of AI - Softcover

Simons, G.L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850127203 ISBN 13: 9780850127201

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers, 1988

Synopsis

Describes the history of artificial intelligence (AI) from the earliest times to the present, and offers informed speculation about the future. Considers the myths, mechanical automata and logical theory of the Ancient World; traces the evolution of automata, including mechanical calculators, and of logical theory through the Middle Ages up to the twentieth century; describes electronic development from the first thermionic valves through the invention of the transistor to the development of integrated circuits. Profiles modern research into AI with focus on such topics as cognitive simulation, semantic processing, neural networks, expert systems and robotics. Thirty-four of bibliography. Readership:students, general readers and IT professionals who want a heavily researched overview of AI.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0850127203
• ISBN 13: 9780850127201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350