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Title: Giant Brains: Or Machines That Think
Author: Edmund C. Berkeley
Year: 1961
Publisher: Science Editions / John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication: New York, USA
Edition: Second Edition (Science Editions Reprint of the 1949 Original)
Format: Paperback
Pages: Not stated
Signed: No
Description:
First issued in 1949, Giant Brains: Or Machines That Think is one of the earliest accessible books ever written on computing and the possibility of machine intelligence. Edmund C. Berkeley—mathematician, logician, and co-founder of the ACM—explains early electronic calculators, relay machines, vacuum-tube computers, switching circuits, and the logic structures that form the foundation of artificial intelligence. Berkeley also presents his own model “mechanical brain,” Simon, and outlines how computers could eventually mirror aspects of human reasoning. This 1961 Science Editions printing brings the groundbreaking text to a wider audience during the early Cold War computing boom. A foundational work for collectors of computer history, cybernetics, and the origins of AI.
Condition:
Very good condition with clean pages, bright covers, some edge toning and light wear consistent with age. Solid binding and no markings.
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