Pickover, Clifford A.
Summary: Filled with 200 years of eccentric geniuses, this delightful collection of profiles assembles an eclectic and fascinating sampling of scientists (as well as some artists and writers) with a far-ranging assortment of phobias, compulsions, odd belief systems and extraordinarily weird habits. Chief among the scientists is Nikola Tesla, father of alternating current and countless other electrical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plenum Trade 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509.2 PICPickover, Clifford A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576.8 PICPickover, Clifford A
Summary: "From medieval robots and Boolean algebra to facial recognition, artificial neural networks, and adversarial patches, this fascinating history takes readers on a vast tour through the world of artificial intelligence. Award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover (The Math Book, The Physics Book, Death & the Afterlife) explores the historic and current applications of AI in such diverse fields as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2019