Darwin Among the Machines
Author | : George Dyson |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2012-03-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780718196950 |
ISBN-13 | : 0718196953 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Download or read book Darwin Among the Machines written by George Dyson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Full of historical anecdotes . . . but this is much more than a history book. [George Dyson] weaves his threads together for a purpose. Using voices of the past and present, he describes a fresh and sometimes startling viewpoint of the emerging relationship between nature and machines. From vignettes about Olaf Stapledon, George Boole, John von Neumann, and Samuel Butler, a larger story develops in which the twin processes of intelligence and evolution are inseparably intertwined' Danny Hillis, Wired