Description
| Product ID: | 9780198784920 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford Landmark Science |
| Title: | The Emperor's New Mind |
| Subtitle: | Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics |
| Authors: | Author: Roger Penrose |
| Page Count: | 640 |
| Subjects: | Philosophy of mind, Philosophy of mind, Popular science, Artificial intelligence, Popular science, Artificial intelligence |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. For many decades, the proponents of `artificial intelligence'' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.Oxford Landmark Science books are ''must-read'' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-04-28 |
