Out of Control: Biology of Machines - Couverture rigide

Kelly, Kevin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1857020197 ISBN 13 : 9781857020199

Editeur : Fourth Estate Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

Provides an explanation to the lay reader of the science of artificial evolution. In recent years humans have built systems that approach the complexity of nature and these mechanical systems have shown unforeseen signs of life, evolution and learning. The author refers to these systems as "Emergent Worlds". The law of the "Emergent World" is that no one can be in control. For the book, Kevin Kelly has interviewed the leading researchers in the field. Kevin Kelly is the editor of "Whole Earth Review".

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Kevin Kelly is Executive Editor of Wired, the new bible of the techno-culture. Formerly Publisher and Editor of Whole Earth Review, he has been instrumental in helping launch a number of cultural innovations: The Hacker's Conference; Cyberthon; the first virtual-reality jamboree; and the WELL, model way station on the information superhighway.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857020197
• ISBN 13: 9781857020199
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible