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The emperor's new mind : Concerning computers, minds, and the laws of physics By Roger Penrose.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford landmark sciencePublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.Edition: 1st EdDescription: i-xxix, 602 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780198784920
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530 PEN-E
Contents:
Prologue -- 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 the Mind? -- Epilogue.
Summary: "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."--
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Book Book Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 530 PEN-E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available DCB3902

Prologue --
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 the Mind? --
Epilogue.

"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."--

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