| Description |
xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Linguists: How to Talk to Machines. John Backus: A Restless Inventor. John McCarthy: The Uncommon Logician of Common Sense. Alan C. Kay: A Clear Romantic Vision -- Pt. 2. Algorithmists: How to Solve Problems Fast. Edsger W. Dijkstra: Appalling Prose and the Shortest Path. Michael O. Rabin: The Possibilities of Chance. Donald E. Knuth: Boundless Interests, A Common Thread. Robert E. Tarjan: In Search of Good Structure. Leslie Lamport: Of Time, Space, and Computation. Stephen Cook and Leonid Levin: A Good Solution Is Hard to Find -- Pt. 3. Architects: How to Build Better Machines. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.: A Delight in Making Things Work. Burton J. Smith: Racing with the Speed of Light. W. Daniel Hillis: The Biological Connection -- Pt. 4. Sculptors of Machine Intelligence: How to Make Machines Smart. Edward A. Feigenbaum: The Power of Knowledge. Douglas B. Lenat: A Twenty-Year Bet -- Epilogue: Secrets of Success? -- Postscript: The Next 25 Years |
| Notes |
Paperback published in 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index |
| Subject |
Computer scientists -- Biography.
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Computers -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Lazere, Cathy A.
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| LC no. |
95008360 |
| ISBN |
0387979921 |
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0387982698 |
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