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The stranger-than-fiction story of the ingenious creation and loss of an artificially intelligent android of science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick
In late January 2006, a young robotocist on the way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. In it was a fully functional head of the android replica of Philip K. Dick, cult science-fiction writer and counterculture guru. It has never been recovered.
In a story that echoes some of the most paranoid fantasies of a Dick novel, readers get a fascinating inside look at the scientists and technology that made this amazing android possible. The author, who was a fellow researcher at the University of Memphis Institute of Intelligent Systems while the android was being built, introduces readers to the cutting-edge technology in robotics, artificial intelligence, and sculpture that came together in this remarkable machine and captured the imagination of scientists, artists, and science-fiction fans alike. And there are great stories about Dick himself—his inspired yet deeply pessimistic worldview, his bizarre lifestyle, and his enduring creative legacy. In the tradition of popular science classics likePacking for Mars and The Disappearing Spoon, How to Build an Android is entertaining and informative—popular science at its best.
Acerca del autor:
David F. Dufty is a senior research officer at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Memphis at the time the android was being developed and worked closely with the team of scientists who created it. He completed a psychology degree with honors at the University of Newcastle and has a PhD in psychology from Macquarie University.
Título: How to Build an Android: The True Story of ...
Editorial: Henry Holt and Co.
Año de publicación: 2012
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Condición: Good
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Librería: HPB-Movies, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Zoom Books Company, Lynden, WA, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2504586-6
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Reino Unido
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Librería: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos de America
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