Bibliograph

Slaves of the machine, the quickening of computer technology, Gregory J.E. Rawlins

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Slaves of the machine, the quickening of computer technology, Gregory J.E. Rawlins

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Slaves of the machine

Oclc number

36201131

Responsibility statement

Gregory J.E. Rawlins

Review

"In Moths to the Flame, Gregory J.E. Rawlins took lay readers on a tour of the exciting and sometimes scary world to which computers are leading us. His second book is for those who are new to computers and want to know what is "under the hood." It shows what computers can do for us and to us." "Each of the six chapters asks a simple question: What are computers? How do we build them? How do we talk to them? How do we program them? What can't they do? Could they think? Written in an accessible, anecdotal form, Slaves of the Machine successfully demystifies the computer. Rawlins presents the birth of the computer, charts its evolution, and envisions its development in terms of the state of the art as of 1997 and into the future."--Jacket

Sub title

the quickening of computer technology

Table Of Contents

1. A Strange New Machine -- 2. The Greed for Speed -- 3. Precisely Speaking -- 4. The Subjective Mood -- 5. Limits to Growth -- 6. Thinking About Thinking

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