OVER THE PAST few decades, electronic computer technology has made enormous strides.
An edition of The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
(1989)
The emperor's new mind
concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
by Roger Penrose
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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: concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
1991, Penguin Books
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La nueva mente del emperador
1991, Mondadori
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The emperor's new mind: Concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics
1989, Oxford University Press
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Book Details
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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