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Darwin Among the Machines

George Dyson

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English
Penguin Books Ltd
01 March 2012
'Brilliantly fuses the development of evolutionary theory and computing . . . prophetic' Daily Telegraph

'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
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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   223g
ISBN:   9780718194574
ISBN 10:   0718194578
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

George Dyson is a historian of technology whose interests have included the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak (Baidarka, 1986), the evolution of digital computing and telecommunications (Darwin Among the Machines, 1997), and the exploration of space (Project Orion, 2002).

Reviews for Darwin Among the Machines

An extraordinarily exciting, intriguing and very idiosyncratic book * Nature * A book that can be read as literature, whether or not you have any interest in computers and machine intelligence . . . satisfying, edifying and accessible -- John Gribbin A very deep and important book, beautifully written -- Oliver Sacks One of the most original and intriguing books of the last two decades -- John Naughton * Guardian *


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