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Darwin among the machines
the evolution of global intelligence
By Dyson, George
- ISBN
- 978-0-20140-649-8
- Publisher
- Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1997
Dyson, son of scientist Freeman and brother of computer guru Esther, sees the World Wide Web as a major evolutionary development in the creation of "a globally networked, electronic, sentient being." Using historical fact as well as fiction, he explains how we have arrived at this juncture. He reveals an impressive literary and scientific background as he moves from Thomas Hobbes, Samuel Butler, and Lei...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
