Title |
Natural computing : DNA, quantum bits, and the future of smart machines / Dennis Shasha and Cathy Lazere. |
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Imprint |
New York, NY : W.W. Norton, c2010. |
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CCQ - Lusail Female Library
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QA76.9.N37 |
Available |
Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xiv, 268 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-250) and index. |
Contents |
Adaptive computing. Rodney Brooks : animals rule ; Glenn Reeves and Adrian Stoica : design for a faraway planet ; Louis Qualls : putting evolution on the design team ; Jake Loveless and Amrut Bharambe : riding the Big One ; Nancy Leveson : "It's |
Summary |
The stories in this book draw from interviews with leading scientists. The authors present a vision of computing that will change not only computer science but also fields as disparate as finance, engineering, and medicine.--[book cover] |
Subject |
Natural computation.
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Artificial intelligence.
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Computer scientists.
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Added Author |
Lazere, Cathy A.
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ISBN |
9780393336832 (pbk.) |
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0393336832 |
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