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The Thinking Things
Contributor(s): Pally, Joseph (Author)
ISBN: 0982432623     ISBN-13: 9780982432624
Publisher: Silkrays Publishing Corporation
OUR PRICE:   $13.49  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2009
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Annotation: The race to create thinking machines started 5000 years ago. From Archimedes to Bill Gates, and from Charles Babbage to Tim Berners-Lee, the machines and the web weave an intricate and interesting tale. Meet the machines, the inventions and the inventors that have defined us; and will define our future. A must read for all computer scientists, and an interesting read for all those who are interested in computers and the web, this entertaining series of short stories will give a perspective that is unparalleled, and a vision that is breath-taking! This book is a bridge between the past and the future. In its pages, you will get a glimpse of the transformation of the WWW into an Intelligent Immersive Imagion that will change ourselves. Yes, the age of the machines is on!
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | History
- Computers | Internet - General
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.65 lbs) 270 pages
 
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The race to create thinking machines started 5000 years ago. From Archimedes to Bill Gates, and from Charles Babbage to Tim Berners-Lee, the machines and the web weave an intricate and interesting tale. Meet the machines, the inventions and the inventors that have defined us; and will define our future. A must read for all computer scientists, and an interesting read for all those who are interested in computers and the web, this entertaining series of short stories will give a perspective that is unparalleled, and a vision that is breath-taking This book is a bridge between the past and the future. In its pages, you will get a glimpse of the transformation of the WWW into an Intelligent Immersive Imagion that will change ourselves. Yes, the age of the machines is on