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An edition of The emperor's new mind
(1989)
The emperor's new mind
concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
by Roger Penrose
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This edition was published in 1989 by Oxford University Press in Oxford, . New York.
Written in English
— 466 pages
Advances the theory that despite burgeoning computer technologies, there will remain facets of human thinking that cannot be emulated by a machine.
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The emperor's new mind
First published in 1989
Subjects
Philosophy, Computers, Science, Thought and thinking, Artificial intelligence, Physics, Thinking, Physique, Sciences, Mathématiques, Pensée, Filosofie, Denken, Natuurwetenschappen, Kunstmatige intelligentie, Ordinateurs, Philosophie, Intelligence artificielle, IntellectExcerpts
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| Dewey | 006.3 |
The emperor's new mind
concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
This edition was published in 1989 by Oxford University Press in Oxford, . New York.
Edition Description
Advances the theory that despite burgeoning computer technologies, there will remain facets of human thinking that cannot be emulated by a machine.
Table of Contents
| Can a computer have a mind? | ||
| Algorithms and turing machines | ||
| Mathematics and reality | ||
| Truth, proof, and insight | ||
| The classical world | ||
| Quantum magic and quantum mystery | ||
| Cosmology and the arrow of time | ||
| In search of quantum gravity | ||
| Real brains and model brains | ||
| Where lies the physics of mind? |
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. [452]-460.
Includes index.
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, 1990.
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